Final Cleaning

General Areas

• Remove all personal belongings and waste from the apartment.
• Vacuum and wash the floors in all rooms.
• Clean the tops of skirting boards.
• Remove stains from doors, door frames, and walls.
• Clean cupboards, shelves, wardrobes, and all other storage spaces.

Kitchen

• Wipe down kitchen cabinets and remove any stains.
• Clean the stove, oven, and oven trays.
• Pull the stove out and clean behind and beside it, including the floor and wall surfaces underneath and behind the appliance.
• Wash the cooker hood grease filter.
• Clean the exhaust air vents.

Refrigerator and Freezer

• Empty, defrost, and clean the refrigerator and freezer.
• Pull appliances away from the wall and clean behind and underneath them.
• Clean the condenser coils and ventilation grilles.
• If no one will remain in the apartment, switch off the appliances and leave the doors open.

In shared apartments: Please consider any food items belonging to a tenant who will continue living in the apartment before defrosting shared appliances.

Bathroom and Toilet

• Clean sinks, toilet bowls, and all bathroom surfaces.
• Clean the floor drain.

Windows

• Wash the windows.
• During winter, cleaning the inside surfaces and the space between the window panes is sufficient.
• A window-opening tool can be borrowed from the DAS office.

Before You Leave

• Air out the apartment thoroughly.
• Do not leave windows or the balcony door open when you leave.

Important

Final cleaning is the tenant’s responsibility. If the apartment has not been cleaned according to these instructions, DAS may arrange cleaning at the tenant’s expense in accordance with the tenancy agreement.