Hi,
My sister just bought a first home a couple of months back. The tenants of 4 years left on Wednesday. We went to check the condition of the place out. Overall the tenants had really kept the place well. The PM had told us that the carpet has been steam cleaned by the tenants. However, when we saw it, it was still sticky and dirty. Also the blinds were considerably dirty too. The garage has grease marks (perhaps a norm?). The cob webs are still there in the living area. The walls are a bit dirty too and would either need a good wash or a repaint. According to the PM, the tenants left the place like they had taken 4 years ago. I don't really believe that, as I have no idea how it was 4 years back. We have requested them to arrange for a receipt for the steam cleaning so we know if they really have cleaned the carpet. When I asked for quotes, the best quote I have received for spot cleaning blinds, carpet steam clean, garage high pressure washing along with windows, doors, cupboards and kitchen is $400.
I am really not sure how we should negotiate the bond money. The bond money was a bit less than 1k. How does it work? We would ideally want a percentage of the cleaning costs to be cut from the bond money. Are we expecting too much? How can we approach it? Especially since apparently they were "great" tenants...However we really don't have a proof of how the place looked before they took it?
My sister just bought a first home a couple of months back. The tenants of 4 years left on Wednesday. We went to check the condition of the place out. Overall the tenants had really kept the place well. The PM had told us that the carpet has been steam cleaned by the tenants. However, when we saw it, it was still sticky and dirty. Also the blinds were considerably dirty too. The garage has grease marks (perhaps a norm?). The cob webs are still there in the living area. The walls are a bit dirty too and would either need a good wash or a repaint. According to the PM, the tenants left the place like they had taken 4 years ago. I don't really believe that, as I have no idea how it was 4 years back. We have requested them to arrange for a receipt for the steam cleaning so we know if they really have cleaned the carpet. When I asked for quotes, the best quote I have received for spot cleaning blinds, carpet steam clean, garage high pressure washing along with windows, doors, cupboards and kitchen is $400.
I am really not sure how we should negotiate the bond money. The bond money was a bit less than 1k. How does it work? We would ideally want a percentage of the cleaning costs to be cut from the bond money. Are we expecting too much? How can we approach it? Especially since apparently they were "great" tenants...However we really don't have a proof of how the place looked before they took it?