What do you point out to tenants at annual inspections

[Jennifer Rysdam]

I just evicted a tenant who had lived in one of my apartments for 8 years. He obviously hadn't cleaned in all those years. I'm wondering, when you do inspections what do you point out for tenants to clean/fix? Do you have them clean, wipe food off of walls, pull out appliances and clean under, scrub shower, clean carpets, etc.? I'm realizing that maybe if I had pointed these things out in the last 2 years that I have owned this building that I might not have had to do so much of it myself when he moved out.

[Mike Miranda]

Hello. My faience and I have been growing our list of rentals for several years we are up to 20 units now and counting...

anyhow, we created a Cleaning list upon renting and require the tenants to acknowledge and sign it. and they will be charged Cleaning fees associated with each job  for not returning the apartment clean like they received it, we think this is not to much to ask and if they don't like the terms it also is handy in the screening process. we have had good luck with this policy and we have turned it into a profit center as well as great turn overs for the ones who do clean it.