To think this is wrong

[Gouldengirl9]

Our Ds and family lived in a 3 bed local government house. 2 years ago they fully carpeted the whole house. Very good quality ones paying nearly £3k.
At the end of last year they came into some money and bought their own house.
Moved out 2 weeks ago someone came from the council and said they could leave the carpets as they were good quality.
Ds paid to have them cleaned before moving out.
We were walking past today and the council have ripped all the carpets up.
They are in a skip outside.
We all know how much it can cost to furnish a home. So sad.
I don't understand why.

The new tenant could have requested them to be removed, nothing wrong with that if their tastes are different. Some people prefer to choose their own furnishings.

I thought removing flooring was a pretty normal thing for the council to do. It might not be very environmentally friendly but around here they do it because then the council are not responsible for the flooring.

Yanbu op, it's very wasteful but the council don't like to leave stuff there because then they are liable for replacements etc.

Councils remove the floor coverings as standard. It's a shame

I heard that the council have to do this? Something about preventing the spread of infestations?

When someone I know moved into a council property they were responsible for providing their own flooring.

Well I would have thought the council wouldn't want expensive carpet, would they have to replace like with like if it was ruined? Also, they would probably want a more hardwearing surface - tiles / laminate.

After I'd completed all paperwork, and was waiting to move in, I received an email from the HA telling me that I had been 'gifted' some carpets. It stated that the Housing Association were not responsible for them, and that I was to sign (electronically) to say I understood that due to the carpets, the floors couldn't be inspected and that I understood that that resolved the landlord of any responsibility for any unsound floors.
I replied that I didn't accept them, as I hadn't had a viewing (Covid) and had no idea what they were like.
They were left, anyway.
The bedroom carpets are fine; clearly quite new, and will do until I can afford to replace them. The stair carpet was a mess and I had to take it up, myself (hard work!) and pay for it to be taken away.
So, I think this 'gifting' system can work, and saves waste, but I was annoyed at being 'gifted' things I didn't want and that cost me money to dispose of. Ideally, the new tenant should be able to choose whether they want them or not.