I just wanted to give a better description than the one my bf posted for our kitchen floor. The wood is not in the kind of condition that anyone, including people with linoleum, would covet. It appears that there are two different types of wood, one lighter than the other, and there are white spots on several areas of the floor;as if the floors were bleached.I love wood floors, and do not mind the wood in the rest of the apt. I am concerned that the kitchen floor is going to get ruined faster without a covering. The LL already gave us permission to lay tiles down. I just wanted to know b4 we went out and spent our money, if this was something that by law was supposed to be taken care of by the LL.