Cleaning Standard Under Contract

[Nick Louie]

BP Community,

I’m negotiating the “rider” (annex to the contract) to include in the contract, with my attorney. In the lawyer’s draft, the relevant clause required the seller to vacate the property and “broom clean.”

I looked up broom clean’s definition. It’s just a standard in real estate that simply requires the seller to remove all personal belongings, nothing more.

This house is a huge 2-4 family house and I’m inheriting used appliances, like the fridge and stove. So, I want to include a higher cleaning standard, like “professionally cleaned” or “deep cleaned.”

My agent, predictably, pushed back saying this isn’t market standard. Lawyer has yet to reply. Thoughts?