How clean has to be the rental vacation property when we leave it?

November 2nd, 2010 | by admin |

Hello everyone.

I would like to ask the opinion of people re ‘How clean has the tenant leave the summer vacation property’.

We just came back from short term beach vacation where we rented the vacation house. The landlord is charging us extra $125 to clean the property. When we left we did leave little sand in the house, 2 dirty dishes on the table and a small garbage can with the garbage.
According to the contract through the real estate agency we were supposed to leave the house in ‘as clean condition as reasonable use will permit’. This is not the same as the condition we found the apartment in when we moved into it. Of cause the ‘reasonable use’ is the matter of opinion however I think that the payment fee which we are paying for the rental vacation home should provide us with some extra freedom from cleaning. What do you people think?

Thank you

I am sure you are fine, I own a vacation rental and I know this is acceptable.

  1. 2 Responses to “How clean has to be the rental vacation property when we leave it?”

  2. By Max on Nov 2, 2010 | Reply

    Since "reasonable" varies from party to party it’s always good practise to take pics when you arrive and ensure the place is the same or cleaner when you leave, again taking pics.

    Unless the rental agreement stated that your rental amount also included cleaning fees, otherwise it’ll be extra.

    I don’t think you have much ground to stand on but don’t give up without a fight.
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  3. By Vacation rentals portal on Nov 2, 2010 | Reply

    I am sure you are fine, I own a vacation rental and I know this is acceptable.
    References :

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