Moved and new apartment left filthy!!!!

Silver Member Joined: Nov 16 2010 Posts: 538

Haven't posted because busy moving. Isn't it horrible when people leave their aptmt dirty!!!!!!!!!!!! I think normal is to clean behind every bed and fridge!!!! What do you think?

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48153

What did your lease say?

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most ppl take a cleaning lady the day they move out or the day after.
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Posted: Sun, Dec 19 2010, 3:33 pm Post subject:

As long as nothing (big) is broken...
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Gold Member Joined: Apr 23 2007 Posts: 2419

We moved recently and our new place was also kind of gross when we moved in--there was still stuff in the cabinets and closets. I called the property manager (landlord lives out of the country) who told me to call the previous tenant. I said absolutely not. My lease is with you, you figure out how to get them to clean. All I know is I am entitled to move into a clean place. She sent them over after that, but it still wasn't great.

On the other hand, I spent the money on a cleaning lady for my old place. Yes I think that is the normal thing to do.

Gold Member Joined: Jul 02 2010 Posts: 1710

Posted: Sun, Dec 19 2010, 3:40 pm Post subject:

My apartment was clean when we left it, because we had still been living there and kept it clean.
Once all the furniture and boxes were out, I made sure to go over the place to make sure there was absolutely nothing left over. I swept every room thoroughly after the movers left.
I did not wash the floors again. I didn't feel that I had to. I left it clean and clear.
I expected to have to wash my new apartment down when I arrived, and I did. It was pretty dirty, but at least it was clear.
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Gold Member Joined: Jan 12 2010 Posts: 2270 Location: US

Different people have different standards of clean. What is clean for one can be filthy for others. I've heard of some families brining in extra cleaning help to clean out the new apt before moving in.

Gold Member Joined: Jan 12 2010 Posts: 2270 Location: US

Also if painting or any repairs are being done after the previous people move out, that in itself can leave dirt.

I always hire cleaning help before moving in to an apartment.
Even if it's new, it's all dusty from the construction.

Platinum Member Joined: Jan 01 2006 Posts: 48153

No matter how clean you are, when furniture is moved you can never know what's back there.

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Take photographs just in case!

Gold Member Joined: Dec 24 2009 Posts: 2433

I have learned to have 2 cleaning crews on moving days and to overlap by a few days.

I always bring a cleaning lady into a new apt to do all the hard to reach places (door frames, moldings, etc) before the furniture comes in.

The movers bring over and then the other cleaning crew does the old apt. In both of my last apartments, the owner was doing construction and only wanted the place empty, not necc to leave sparkling.
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Gold Member Joined: Feb 24 2009 Posts: 1983

Its definitley rude for people to leave it looking disgusting, however, I think most people expect to have to do some if not a lot of cleaning when moving into a new place. It also depends if its part of a building or just someone renting out their basement. When we moved into a basement, we had to clean and we did not leave it so clean for the next people. I was pregnant when we moved, did not have the energy to clean it and I felt that I had no responsibility to clean it out when it wasn't left clean for us. When we moved into an apt complex, they got a cleaing crew and left us a sparkling apt to move into. It really depends on the situation but no, I do not think that the people moving out have a responsibility to clean for the new people unless it says so on the lease or something.