Property owners can be stubborn; therefore, if you are nearing the end of your lease and are looking forward to moving, then you need to impress them. The only way to achieve this is to conduct end-of-lease cleaning. It involves a thorough cleaning of the property from the kitchen to the lawn and everything in between. The effort allows the property manager to offer the place to another tenant. Unfortunately, most tenants make simple mistakes during the end-of-lease cleaning, which can affect the agreement with their property manager. This article highlights such errors and how to avoid them to get the desired bond amount. 

Follow the Landlord's Checklist

When signing a lease agreement, a property owner or manager provides a tenant with a checklist. You check off the list to confirm that everything is in good condition. However, most tenants put the checklist away and cannot find it anywhere when the lease nears its end. If that happens to you, then you will be forced to clean the apartment off the top of your head, and this increases the chances of missing something critical. Therefore, it is essential to keep the property manager's checklist safe and use it when cleaning the property to avoid missing out on anything. 

Don't DIY

Property managers advise tenants to use the services of professional cleaners during the end-of-lease cleaning. Unfortunately, most tenants do not heed this because they are trying to save money. Besides, property managers will not ask if you hired a professional for the task or not. The work of property managers is to ensure everything is in order and working optimally as opposed to who did the cleaning. Trying to clean by yourself increases your chances of breaking something, and you end up spending more than you wanted to save. Additionally, property owners and property managers can easily differentiate between a DIY and a professional end-of-lease cleaning. Therefore, it's a good idea to hire a professional service for this.

Don't Let Cleanliness Slide Longer Than Necessary

If you know you are moving the following month, it is easy to throw general routine cleaning to the curb. For instance, most tenants tend to let basic cleaning tasks such as sweeping and dusting slip through the cracks. Doing so only adds to the end-of-lease cleaning task, which might cost you a lot of money if you hire a professional. Therefore, you must maintain routine cleaning even as you near the end of your lease. It will ensure you have enough time to clean the entire house thoroughly and at a lower cost.

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