Layla wrote:
Clean like a Marine..Then take pics
This is what I did.
How much should I really clean my apartment when I move out?
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Posts: 17453 (10/24/2009 6:45 PM) |
This is what I did. |
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NCCyberchica |
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Posts: 5617 (10/24/2009 6:56 PM) |
yvettemarie21 wrote:Same. I did all of this and hadn't even put down a deposit on my apartment  so I was basically just doing it out of the kindness of my heart. I don't
know...I just think it's a courteous thing to do. On the day that I left, the painter came earlier than expected. When he came in, he's like
"wow...this place is really clean" and I'm like, "ummm....thanks"  . It would have been nice if the people leaving my new apartment had done even
half of the cleaning that I did  I hope the management company
didn't give them back any of their deposit.
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DifferentialDiagnosis |
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Posts: 2197 (10/24/2009 7:05 PM) |
Who got their deposit back, because I never have. When I had a dog, apartments always kept the deposit because of the dog, regardless of the apartment's
condition. The apartment I'm in now charges $60 just for the mandatory steam cleaning and you can't do it yourself. Even with no dog, I doubt I'm
getting my deposit back.
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madisonry |
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Posts: 4350 (10/24/2009 8:14 PM) |
When I lived in my last apartment, they charged us like $200 for miscellaneous cleaning crap. I'm not expecting all of my deposit back because of that, so
I'm not going balls to the wall. Like I said, I took over someone's lease so it wasn't professionally cleaned when I moved in. They cannot charge
me for paint, carpet or general wear and tear so I'm pretty sure I'm just going to do the wipe down and a quick vacuum. Maybe windex the mirrors.
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 Lyric762 |
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Posts: 1998 (10/24/2009 8:38 PM) |
Heather125 wrote: Why would you take pics of your apartment on moving out? |
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heyitsmeMel |
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Posts: 4108 (10/24/2009 8:50 PM) |
Lyric762 wrote:In case your landlord wants to try and accuse you of vandalism |
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madisonry |
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Posts: 4357 (10/24/2009 8:55 PM) |
Yeah, my deposit was only $600 and since I bought I didn't need it for my new place. If it's gone, it's gone. I look at it as a sunk cost already
anyway. Definitely not taking pictures.
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