Ray White MetroWest Cleaning Guide for Vacating Owner Occupiers & Tenants
This guide is to assist you in making your moving and vacating process as stress free as possible. Standard Terms 37 to 40 of the General Tenancy Agreement set out the requirements for vacating the property. The property must be returned in the same condition as it was found as per the RTA Form 1a Entry Condition Report. All keys are to be returned upon the day of handover. Tenants must provide forwarding address and also complete the exit condition report.
| General Requirements | completed | |
| Curtains, Venetians and Blinds to be cleaned, washed or dry cleaned according to fabric and as required | ||
| Insect screens to be removed carefully and hosed and brushed | ||
| Windows, Windowsills and tracks to be vacuumed and cleaned | ||
| Doors, door frames and tracks to be left clean and undamaged | ||
| Marks to be removed from walls with sugar soap or similar product | ||
| Cobwebs to be removed from ceiling cornices and walls | ||
| All light fittings to be cleaned and free from insects | ||
| All floors and skirting boards to be washed | ||
| All ceiling fans throughout to be free from dust (if applicable) | ||
| Clean all mirrors throughout including wardrobe door mirrors (if applicable) | ||
| All exhaust fans throughout the property to be cleaned | ||
| Air vents to be dusted | ||
| All vertical blind strings to be attached and secure | ||
| All items on inventory to be accounted for (if applicable) | ||
| Air conditioners and filters to be cleaned (if applicable) | ||
| Kitchen | ||
| The oven and grill cleaned. Drip trays to be cleaned of all grease. | ||
| Range hood cleaned including the filters (where applicable) | ||
| All cupboards cleaned inside and out (don’t forget the tops of the cupboards) | ||
| Sink taps and disposal unit (if applicable) cleaned and polished | ||
| Walls and tiled areas to be free from grease | ||
| All benches and floors to be cleaned and free from dirt and grease (don’t forget the corners) | ||
| The dishwasher left clean. Wipe over internal door, remove debris from the bottom drainer (if applicable) | ||
| Refrigerator to be defrosted and all surfaces to be cleaned, including shelves and crisper drawers, switch appliance off at the wall and leave door ajar (if applicable) | ||
| Bathroom and Ensuites | |
| Shower recess to be scrubbed | |
| Grouting to be free of all soap residue and mildew | |
| Shower curtain (if applicable) to be washed and shower screen to be cleaned | |
| All plugholes are to be clean and free from debris | |
| Mirrors to be wiped over | |
| All drawers and cupboards to be cleaned | |
| Toilet to be cleaned thoroughly, including bowl, lid, seat, cistern, and behind the toilet | |
| Laundry | |
| Washing machine and clothes dryer filter to be cleaned out | |
| Clean under laundry tub and clean plughole | |
| Cupboards to be cleaned thoroughly inside and out | |
| Outside | |
| Lawns to be mowed and edges trimmed 2-3 days before vacating (please don’t dump grass clippings or tree cut-offs in the garden beds or behind sheds) | |
| Flower beds and pebble areas to be weeded | |
| No rubbish to be left in the gardens or around the property | |
| All garbage bins to be emptied and washed cleaned | |
| Driveways, carports, garages and any concrete areas to be free from oil and grease stains | |
| Garage floor area to be swept and cobwebs removed | |
| Cobwebs to be removed from outside eaves, awning and ceilings |
Pest Control
If pets have been kept on the property then you MUST have the property professionally pest controlled for fleas inside and out and produce the receipt to our office
Damage
Damage that occurs due to the tenants’ neglect must be rectified at the tenants cost.
Important Reminders
Contact your energy supplier for a final reading of electricity supply
Disconnect the telephone
Disconnect and pay TV and broadband connections
Redirect your mailing address – forms are available at Australia Post
Rent and Keys
Rent MUST be paid up to and including the day the keys are returned to the office.
Areas that are not considered Fair Wear and tear:
Marks / Damage to the Carpets
Marks / Damage to walls including inside robes
Marks / Damage to Drapes
Dead insects in light fittings
Dusty / Dirty window tracks, door tracks and robe tracks
Chipped tiles
If Ray White MetroWest can be of any assistance during your move, please do not hesitate to contact us. We have recommended cleaners and pest control companies that you may wish to use.
37 Condition premises must be left in – s 188(4)
At the end of the tenancy, the tenant must leave the premises,
as far as possible, in the same condition they were in at the
start of the tenancy, fair wear and tear excepted.
Examples of what may be fair wear and tear –
• wear that happens during normal use
• changes that happen with ageing
38 Keys
At the end of the tenancy, the tenant must return to the lessor all
keys for the premises.
39 Tenant’s forwarding address – s 205(2)
(1) When handing over possession of the premises, the tenant
must, if the lessor or the lessor’s agent asks the tenant in writing
to state the tenant’s new residential address, tell the lessor or
the agent the tenant’s new residential address.
(2) However, subclause (1) does not apply if the tenant has a reasonable
excuse for not telling the lessor or agent the new address.
40 Exit condition report – s 66
(1) As soon as practicable after this agreement ends, the tenant
must prepare, in the approved form, and sign a condition report
for the premises and give 1 copy of the report to the lessor or
the lessor’s agent.
Example of what might be as soon as practicable –
when the tenant returns the keys to the premises to the lessor or the
lessor’s agent
Note –
For the approved form for the condition report, see the information
statement. The report may be very important in deciding who is entitled
to a refund of the rental bond if there is a dispute about the condition of
the premises.
(2) The lessor or the lessor’s agent must, within 3 business days
after receiving the copy of the report –
(a) sign the copy; and
(b) if the lessor or agent does not agree with the report – show
the parts of the report the lessor or agent disagrees with
by marking the copy in an appropriate way; and
(c) if the tenant has given a forwarding address to the lessor
or agent – make a copy of the report and return it to the
tenant at the address.
(3) The lessor or agent must keep a copy of the condition report
signed by both parties for at least 1 year after this agreement ends.