I own a few basic rental units and one of my tenants recently moved out. I withheld a portion of the tenant's security deposit in part for pet-related carpet cleaning and deep carpet cleaning, which were arguably n...

Hello everyone! We have a pretty successful vacation rental here in North Park, San Diego. It’s almost at full capacity on a monthly basis. With this, I’m wondering if anyone has recommendations on great cleaners in t...

I am curious if people charge deep cleaning fees when a tenant moves out. I had the property deep cleaned when they moved in and the property is very dirty from the inside now. 

BPers - curious if anyone has experience (positive or negative) including mandatory cleaning services in the rent for single family homes?  Seems like this is not a common practice, but I am not sure why.  We are fini...

At walk through, fan blades were all caked with dirt, cobwebs and dustbunnies abound, hardwood and tile floors hadn't been swept or mopped, countertops not wiped, exterior of kitchen appliances not cleaned, stove top ...

This is my first multi family property and one of the tenants are moving out early. I found another tenants but I am unsure if i could use security deposit (from the tenants who are moving out) to pay for deep cleanin...

Hi BPers! I have some short-term rentals, and occasionally, a few of these have turned into mid-term rentals when rented out for several months. I appreciate the ease of management that comes with mid-term rentals, bu...

Hello!I just moved out of my apartment of 12 years in Hollywood and was charged $275 cleaning fee on my $1,050 sec deposit. I feel it's a bit steep under the circumstances. But, frankly, I'm not sure. And neither was ...

All,I recently purchased a triplex in Melrose Heights that could use a good deep clean before I list the vacant unit.  The tenant appeared to try her best to leave the apartment and appliances as filthy as possible an...

I just had tenants move out a week ago and have incurred some significant expenses getting it cleaned and ready for new occupants.  This is a class A rental that was spotless when the tenants moved in 1.5 years ago.  ...