{"id":1345,"date":"2013-06-07T12:28:19","date_gmt":"2013-06-07T17:28:19","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/angsays.wordpress.com\/?p=1345"},"modified":"2022-10-10T04:27:03","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T10:27:03","slug":"how-to-clean-an-apartment-and-get-your-deposit-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kiwiservices.com\/angela-says\/how-to-clean-an-apartment-and-get-your-deposit-back\/","title":{"rendered":"How to Clean an Apartment and Get Your Deposit Back"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Cleaning<\/p>\n

Moving season is upon us, kids coming home from college, bigger and better places on the market. If you\u2019re renting and moving to an awesome new place, you can clean up the old digs yourself and well enough to get your hefty deposit back. Let me be the first to tell you, microfiber will be your best friend. Microfiber will pick up dirt and dust you didn’t know existed. For reals. They’ll make cleaning your apartment easier and help you get your deposit back.<\/p>\n

Check Your Apartment Cleaning Policy<\/b><\/p>\n

Some apartment complexes are perfectly fine with you leaving your old digs just vacuumed and swept because they have a cleaning crew that will get it ready for the next tenant. Some other places will get as specific as what tool they want you to use to clean the light switch. The point is, know how detailed you’ll need to get when cleaning so you can plan how long you’ll be there cleaning.<\/p>\n

\"Clean<\/p>\n

Clean Smarter Not Harder<\/b><\/p>\n

Identify the big projects, the oven, bathtub, fridge etc. so you can plan what needs to soak while you do the little chores. Coating the oven in a soft scrub<\/a> and letting it break down the grease will reduce the amount of time you will have to scrub the oven. Same goes for the bathtub, tile and fridge; the longer you let it sit with cleaning solutions, the easier it can be to wipe away the mess.<\/p>\n

Pay attention to the details<\/b><\/p>\n

More than likely, it was the details that made you fall in love with you old place and cleaning the details will get that deposit back. Start cleaning your place from top to bottom, literally. Do all of the high dusting first, followed by wiping, replacing\/cleaning light fixtures. Cleaning your apartment this way will help eliminate the need to redo tasks.<\/p>\n