Tenants’ cleaning instructions

Soihtu Facility Services takes care of the cleanliness of the common rooms and spaces. As a tenant, you should take care of the cleanliness and general upkeep of your apartment. Regular cleaning is a tenant’s basic responsibility – clean home makes living more comfortable and increases the useful life of the apartment. 

In shared apartments, all tenants take care of the cleanliness together. So, it is good to agree on some common rules with your roommates right away. 

To make cleaning a lot easier, print Cleaning list and Cleaning calendar for shared apartments. With the calendar it is easy to make cleaning plans with your flat mates. Check also the things you have to consider when cleaning before moving out.

Are you moving out? 

Responsibilities of a moving tenant include: 

  • Cleaning surfaces in all rooms (e.g. worktops, walls, doors and radiators) 
  • Vacuuming and cleaning floors 
  • Emptying cabinets and wiping their shelves and doors 
  • Cleaning the bathroom (furniture, surfaces and cleaning the possible shower curtain, wiping the vent and cleaning the floor drain) 
  • Cleaning the stove and oven (clean behind the stove as well)
  • Cleaning the cooker hood and grease filter 
  • Cleaning the fridge and defrosting the freezer (if you can move the fridge, clean also behind it) 
  • Cleaning the kitchen sink 
  • Cleaning the rubbish bin cabinet 
  • Wiping the vents above windows and on the ceiling and 
  • Taking out rubbish and furniture. 

Please note that all tenants of a shared apartment pay for the cleaning if it is found necessary. 

When you move out, the apartment must be totally emptied. All the furniture and other things must be taken away unless you have agreed on leaving furniture with the next tenant. Take into account that if you have agreed to leave some furniture to the next tenant, you must inform the facility services about that by making a maintenance request.

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