Move-out cleaning
When your lease ends, you must clean the apartment and clear it of all your items. Moving out
Leave your apartment in tidy condition when moving out:
- Vacuum the floors in all rooms and wipe the floors with a moist cloth.
- Wipe all surfaces.
- Remove stains from all surfaces including walls and light switch plates.
- Empty, clean and wipe the cabinets, shelves, drawers and their doors/panels.
- Clean the bathroom: scrub down thoroughly the hand basin, shower room floor and walls, water taps and toilet seat, not forgetting the floor drains: remove the cover and wash it, also please remove hair from the drain.
- Clean the cooktop with a sponge and cleaning agent. Use an oven cleaner for the oven cavity and trays. Remember also to wash the cooker hood grease filter!
- Pull the stove away from the wall and vacuum and wipe its underside and rear.
- Clean the radiators, floor battens and windowsills.
- Clean and defrost the fridge/freezer. Switch the appliance off and leave the doors open.
Note that defrosting of the fridge/freezer only applies to shared apartments if all of its residents move out. If you have a fridge marked with the room letter of your shared room, remember to defrost that fridge. - When the whole apartment gets empty, also wash the floor under the refrigerator.
- Clean the ventilation filters.
- Empty and sweep the storeroom and balcony.
- Take all garbage to collection containers.
Departing tenants may not leave their belongings in the apartment, balcony and property storage or on the yard. Remember also your bike!
The final cleaning must be done early before the moving day as it is meant for moving instead of last minute mopping.
An untidy apartment will be cleaned and its costs will be charged from the tenant/tenants.
In shared apartments, all tenants have the responsibility of the tidiness of common areas.
Please note that it is not possible for the landlord to agree upon correction of defects found in the inspection after the apartment has been given away. Any necessary repair/cleaning is automatically ordered so that the apartment is in good condition when the new resident moves in. Make sure the apartment is in good condition before you leave! Any invoice will be sent by email or, if the e-invoice order is valid, as an e-invoice.
More information on apartment maintenance:
Condition check and liability for damages
Cleaning
Apartment maintenance