I have decided that carpet needs to be ripped out. Yesterday I noticed that a piece of it in front of the sliding glass doors was lifting from the tack strip. I pulled it up. Disgusting! This carpet is old and filthy underneath! The padding has started to disintegrate. My landlord is a nice lady but I know she can't afford to replace it nor do I expect her to since my cats have done their dirty work on it.

At this point I would have to saturate the room in cleaner with no guarantee that it would even work. Now I have to make the dreaded call to the landlord to let her know that we're removing the carpet. She can be a bit hysterical about things. It's her personality .

I'll let her know that we plan on replacing it when our lease is up. I wish I didn't have to tell her but it would violate the terms of our lease. More stress that I absolutely do not need. 'Sigh'