End of Lease Cleaning Checklist: Everything You Need to Know

Are you about to move out of your rental property? If so, you'll need to do a thorough clean up before returning the keys to your landlord. This is known as an end-of-lease clean. In this blog post, we will provide you with a detailed checklist of everything you need to do for a successful end-of-lease clean. Follow these steps so you can relax knowing that everything is taken care of!

There will be some preparation work to complete before you take any action to ensure a quick and efficient cleaning day. Set yourself up for success by following these suggestions.

Find out when your lease ends. This should be about six months before you vacate the property. Make sure to speak with your landlord and get the ball rolling well in advance of the desired move-out date. When planning your end-of-lease clean, it's best to have an idea of what you will do first.

Once you've decided on a cleaning schedule, it's time to get your hands dirty. Start by organising the items you want to keep in the new place. Put away anything that you no longer need or plan to donate, such as toys, clothes, shoes, or other items. Consider decluttering further by donating or disposing of items you no longer use.

It may also be a good idea to alphabetise your books and make sure to empty the trash. Put away any mail that has been piling up. Take detailed notes on your current setup to ease the process of moving back in.

Once you've got your apartment or house in order, it's time to check the basics. Start with a thorough vacuuming of the floorboards, rugs, baseboards, clean glass walls, clean oven and any other areas that might harbour dirt and dust.

Once the floors are clean, check for spills, stains, or other signs of mess on the walls, ceilings, and other vertical surfaces. Next, clean the dishwasher, kitchen and wash filters, bathroom cabinets, stove, and sink.

Before you start cleaning, it's important to have the right equipment and supplies. The best way to clean your home is to use products made of natural ingredients that won't cause harm to your family and pets. You can use half a cup of baking soda, vinegar, and lemon juice for many home cleaning tasks.

These are some cleaning supplies that you should always have on hand:

Aside from the lease cleaning checklist moving out, you also need these cleaning supplies to get started!

A broom and a dustpan:  For sweeping up dirt from floors, garage floor, carpeting, and other surfaces. Make sure the broom bristles are soft enough so that they won't scratch floors or furniture. A good quality dustpan will make it easy for you to sweep up dirt without spilling it onto the floor.

An old towel: Use a clean, dry cloth to clean up wet spills or to polish windows and mirrors after washing them with water and cleaning products.

A garbage can: For disposing of garbage in your home, as well as rags that have been used to clean up spillages or wipe down dirty surfaces, you can use a plastic bag. Garbage cans come in different sizes to suit your needs, so choose one that will be able to accommodate your family's garbage.

A microfiber cloth: For wiping down surfaces in your home, including floors, furniture, entire wall, oven 

walls and tables. Wet cloth is excellent at absorbing spills, oil marks and stains without leaving any streaks on surfaces. They are also very easy to wash so that you can use them over and over again.

Kitchen Cleaning

Bathroom Cleaning

✔ Lounge room

✔ Bedrooms, stairs and hallways

✔ Carpets vacuumed and floors mopped

✔ Cobweb removal

✔ Window sills and skirting boards wiped down

✔ Fingerprint marks removed from walls and light switches

✔ Inside cupboards (if wanted) and

✔ Venetian blinds cleaned.

Rubbish Removal