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CLEANING REQUIREMENTS

The following items will help you in your cleaning process and thus inform you of our
expectations for your intended move-outs. To avoid being charged for cleaning when you vacate
the apartment, you will need to fully clean and complete the following areas:

1. Bedroom/Living Room - Hall closet doors, shelves and pole racks cleaned and
dusted. All floors (including inside closets) vacuumed. Baseboards and registers
cleaned, and dusted. All windows, patio doors cleaned, including the tracks. All light
fixtures must be cleaned and have working light bulbs. (In the winter, windows can be
washed with car windshield washer fluid to prevent freezing.) All heat registers must be
cleaned inside and out.

2. Kitchen/Dining Room- Cabinets and drawers cleaned inside and out. Countertops
cleaned. Floors swept/mopped as surface requires. All light fixtures must be cleaned and
have working light bulbs.

Oven, oven racks, broiler pan, oven drawer, drip pans and burner rings cleaned. Don't
forget the inside top of the oven! Many people do forget this, as you don't readily see it,
but that area gets the most grease and splattering. Also, the area under the drip pans
needs to be cleaned. Range hood must be grease free and filter cleaned and in place.
Outside of stove cleaned and polished. Do not use "Easy Off" if you have a self-cleaning
oven.

Refrigerator shelves, crisper, trays and drawers all must be cleaned. Freezer
compartment must be defrosted and cleaned, ice trays intact. The refrigerator and
freezer doors must be left open, the unit shut off, and the light bulb
unscrewed.

The stove and refrigerator must be pulled out and cleaned behind and underneath.
(Be careful of the vinyl floor coverings; if not done properly, you could gouge the
flooring.)

3. Bathroom - Tub, tiles, toilet bowl and sink scrubbed. An extra strength product such as
"Limeaway" or "Tub & Tile" cleaner works great for ceramic tile soap scum. Medicine
cabinet, mirror and light fixtures cleaned. All light bulbs in place and operable. Vanity
cleaned inside and out. Soap dish and towel bars cleaned and intact. Floor scrubbed.

4. Miscellaneous – All blinds must be dusted and cleaned. All vinyl or tile floors must be
scrubbed. All carpet floors must be vacuumed. All traverse rods must be cleaned, and
intact. All outlet covers and light switch covers cleaned. All closet and passage doors
must be cleaned. All heat registers and thermostats must be cleaned. All cobwebs must
be removed and walls wiped down if necessary. All light fixtures must be cleaned and
also must have operable light bulbs, including all appliances. If any bulbs are not
working, you will be charged for the new bulbs and also a $20.00 service call. Air
conditioner(s) must be cleaned, filter as well as the grill. If a garage is being vacated, all
belongings and refuse must be completely removed and the garage floor swept and
cleaned of grease and oil.

*REMEMBER: Any cleaning charges are figured at a $20.00 an hour rate plus tax, and any
damages are figured at a repair/replacement cost.

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*Vacating notices are only accepted on or before the first day of the month 30 or 60 days (depending on
how it's stated in your lease agreement) prior to the date of vacating. I understand that if my Lease
Agreement has not expired, I will be responsible for the rent until the end of my Lease or until the
apartment has been re-rented whichever comes first. I also understand that if my Lease Agreement has
not expired I will be charged a $50.00 finder's fee for Moriarty Rentals to try and find someone to rent the
apartment.

*I have received a copy of the CLEANING REQUIREMENTS sheet regarding my expectations upon
vacating the apartment. I understand that if these cleaning requirements are not met at the time of the
move-out inspection, I will be charged for the cleaning, which is $20.00 per hour plus tax.

*I understand that I am not required to be present at the time of my move-out inspection; however, if I do
wish to be present, it is my responsibility to contact the office and set up an appointment for the
inspection, during business hours.

*We will be showing your apartment during business hours, which are, 8:00 a.m-5:00 p.m., Monday-
Friday, and Saturdays from 8:00 a.m.-noon, and will try to reach you by phone before we come to your
apartment. However, if we cannot reach you by phone, we will still be showing the apartment.

*Please DO NOT fill in nail holes.

*Driving on lawns and/or sidewalks is strictly prohibited! Violators will be charged for damages.

*When tenant vacates the apartment, the Lessor will shampoo the carpets at the Lessee's expense; this
charge will be deducted from the security deposit.

*All apartment keys, garage keys and mail keys (including copies made) must be turned into the office on
the date of vacating or you will be charged for rent until the keys are returned. If our office is not open
when you drop off your keys, place the keys in an envelope with your apartment address written on the
outside and drop them in our drop box (which is located next to our rental office door).

*You will be charged $50.00, per item, for the removal of any items, furniture, etc. left in the apartment
or by the dumpsters.

*Utilities (electricity and water) must remain on, through the term of the lease or until the apartment has
been re-rented, as stated in your lease agreement. If the utilities are disconnected before this time, you
will be charged $40.00 for disconnecting in addition to the bills from the utility company; this amount
will be deducted from your security deposit. It is your responsibility to contact the Brookings Utilities at
605-697-8467 to inform them of the last day that you are responsible for the electricity and to give them
your forwarding address.

*If you have installed a garage door opener, when you vacate, all hardware for the garage door must be in
working condition or you will be charged accordingly.

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