MOVE OUT CHECKLIST

Tenants will be required to return the premises in the same condition as you received it, except for normal wear and tear. Below is a checklist to reference before you move out to help insure you receive your security deposit back in full.

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GENERAL CLEANING
Have the property clean throughout the interior and the exterior.  This includes vinyl or tile floors, windows inside and out, window sills and door casings, mini blinds, wiping out drawers and shelves, appliances, sinks, toilets, bathtubs, showers, vanities, light fixtures, fireplaces, removal of cobwebs insides and out, etc…

  • Normal “wear and tear” is NOT a dirty property

CARPET CLEANING

  • Landlord shall be entitled to deduct from the security deposit such amounts as shall be reasonably required to reimburse Landlord for a complete professional cleaning of all carpeting within the premises should Tenant not provide a paid receipt showing carpets were professionally cleaned at the time of move-out and carpets are, in fact, clean.

  • DO NOT rent machines, use home cleaning machines, or employ chemical cleaning companies.  Only professional steam cleaning is accepted.

  • Call for a recommendation from Shield Property Management to receive reasonable rates on carpet cleaning

  • If you hire another carpet cleaner, the carpet cleaner must guarantee their work to the satisfaction of the Landlord and /or Landlord’s Agent, and a receipt is required during the walk-through inspection.

  • Please note that Shield Property Management will NOT reimburse for any carpet cleaning contracted by tenants

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REPLACEMENTS
The following items must be IN PLACE AND WORKING to avoid charges:

  • Light bulbs

  • Furnace filters (please change the furnace filter just before you vacate the property)

  • Smoke detector batteries

  • Doorstops

LANDSCAPING
The outside area is to be neatly mowed, trimmed, pruned, fertilized and watered for outside areas that apply in your lease agreement.

  • Remove all trash/debris from the property

  • Pick up any animal droppings

TRASH
Trash receptacles must be left empty and stored in the garage OR placed at the appropriate location for normal trash pickup.  All trash MUST fit inside the receptacle.  No loose or miscellaneous items can be left outside of the receptacle.

  • If you have trash that exceeds the normal pickup, you are to arrange to have it hauled away at your expense.

  • Trash not picked up by the normal trash service within 3 days can create Tenant expenses for the removal. 

PAINTING
We request that you do not spackle, putty, or touch up paint unless you have matching paint and will paint affected walls entirely (from corner to corner)

  • Landlord shall have the right to repaint any and all rooms in which Tenant shall have significantly damaged or marked the walls

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