All Forum Posts by: Carlos Fernandes

When you left the property, was it in clean, ready to rent condition like it was when you moved in? If not, then that's why the deposit was debited.

When we got the property, oven and balcony were very dirty. We don’t like to bother so we just cleaned and moved on. Before leaving we spent half day properly cleaning kitchen, fridge, bathrooms, bedrooms and living room. Like I said, the person she sent did not have any objection and left. Then I got this surprise by mail: deposit minus $200 and again, lease does not say anything about it.

Check your lease. You probably agreed to that when you signed the contract. $200 is not absurd and is normal. Usually carpet cleaning alone is $150-$200 and they need to get ready for a new tenant.

Lease says nothing about cleaning fees. The ENTIRE place was cleaned by me and my wife before leaving. We don’t have pets or kids.

What did your lease say, this is not uncommon, many management companies have a nonrefundable cleaning fee on every new resident.

Lease says nothing about cleaning fees