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Why You Should Get a Professional Move Out Cleaning for Your rental

November 28, 2023

As a landlord, you’re a business owner. Your renters are your clients, and your properties are your assets. You’re responsible for taking care of your assets and keeping your clients happy.

No matter how clean or responsible your renter maybe, living in a house or apartment inevitably creates wear and tear on the property. Cleaning your property thoroughly between renters can extend the life of your units.

But beyond your legal obligations as a landlord, professionally cleaning between renters will make your renters happier.

Although it can be a pain point for landlords, professionally cleaning between renters is very beneficial. Among other legal responsibilities, you have an obligation as a landlord to maintain a “warranty of habitability” in other words it needs to be ready to move in.

With how many hats you’re wearing as a landlord, the last thing you have time for is giving your rental the deep clean it deserves before your next renter moves in. Hiring a professional cleaning service to deep clean between renters will ensure all floors, surfaces, and appliances are sanitary, safe, and comfortable for your next renter.

Dust Blinds, Fans, Lamps & More As a landlord, it may seem simple to dust tables and shelves. But what about that ceiling fan in the living room with the ten-foot ceiling? And what about all those lampshades and baseboards? A professional cleaning service will make sure all surfaces in your home are dusted, including the hard-to-reach and easily-overlooked areas. When you hire Blue Ridge Green Cleaning, we’ll dust picture frames, knickknacks, ceiling fans, lamps, furniture, woodwork, shelves, and any other areas you ask us to. Although you can ask renters to dust the blinds before they move out, it’s less risky to hire a professional cleaning service to take care of this for you. It’s easy for blinds to break, which isn’t a fun or cheap fix. Rather than spend hours working on the blinds yourself, a cleaning company can do them in no time with special equipment, saving you time and wasted effort.

Clean All Appliances Even if your last tenant left the insides of your kitchen appliances looking pretty clean, there can still be bacteria lurking inside your property’s major appliances like the fridge, microwave, and dishwasher. Not to mention the dust, dirt, grime, or even food that might be hanging out underneath all these appliances. To clean out soap scum, hard water deposits, and bacteria from the inside of your dishwasher or your clothes washer, you can try pouring a mix of white vinegar with baking soda into the appliance and running a cycle on hot. A professional cleaning service will make sure the insides, outsides, and undersides of your fridge, microwave, and stovetop are clean, sanitary, and sparkling, which is a welcome sight for any new renter. Plus, clean appliances are more efficient, meaning they’ll save on energy too — a win-win.

Clean the Bathrooms Bathrooms are a favorite place for bacteria to lurk, some of which can cause serious health issues for renters. The bathroom can also be a breeding ground for mold, which is a serious issue, as landlords are required by law to find and clean any mold in their rental, and to fix whatever condition may be causing water to build up. Don’t risk it — hire a professional cleaning service to make sure the shower, toilet, and sink are clean and sanitary. They’ll also clean the floors, countertops, and drawers too.

Clean Carpets & Floors A professional cleaning service like General Services Corporation will wash all the floors, including tile, linoleum, and dry wood floors, We also vacuum all carpets, rugs, and even over and under furniture cushions, as these are areas where crumbs, dust, and allergens like to hideout. However, it’s smart to enlist the help of a professional carpet cleaning to give your carpets a deeper clean. Carpet can collect germs and allergens that can be hazardous to your next renters. And thanks to increased heat and other environmental factors, reports show that overall allergic sensitivity is rising. By hiring a professional carpet cleaning service, you can protect your rental from allergen triggers that could cause renters to cough, sneeze, and wheeze. Professional cleaning also breathes fresh life into your carpets, adding longevity and making them look fresher for new renters.
A professional cleaning service helps take off some of the stress of being a landlord, so you can focus on the many other responsibilities on your plate (by the way, did you remember to collect rent this month? What about repairing that lightbulb in Unit 3?) Although a professional cleaning service between renters will make your renters happier and your reviews higher, it doesn’t hurt to provide renters with a thorough cleaning checklist on move-out day. A list helps you and your renter have the same expectations for cleanliness, so they can get their deposit back and you have less of a mess to worry about.

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