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My suggestion would be to bring it up as soon as possible with your landlord when your lease is up for renewal. If you are willing to pay for the supplies or the labor, that will make it a lot easier.

When we first looked at our current apt it had pumkin wall to wall carpeting. My husband, who builds sets and knows all this handy stuff, offered to tear it out and refinish the wood floors before moving in. The landlord was open to it and since he didn't have to pay anything he let us have the apt 2 weeks early in exchange for the work. When the unit nextdoor opened up, he even ended up bringing prospective tenants over to show how nice the floors would look if they wanted to rip out the carpet too. lol