Yes, tenants are entitled to a pre-move inspection, but at what point do the repairs exceed the reasonable ability of a tenant to correct to avoid deductions.

I don’t want the tenant replacing carpet, or even repairing carpet.

Also, if I am only entitled to replace carpet in rooms with damaged carpet, now I have a house of mismatched carpet.

When they moved in the carpet was nearly new, and it all matched.

Also, if I replace the carpet with tile or some other material, it may appear that I attempted to improve the house with tenants deposit.