End of lease cleaning in Lara: what's different here
North of Geelong
Lara is 18 kilometres north-east of central Geelong, inland from the Princes Freeway, and it's in the City of Greater Geelong. V/Line trains stop at Lara station, but a cleaner with a vacuum and a caddy drives, so say where they can pull up.
Whole houses
Separate houses made up 90% of occupied homes in the Lara statistical area in the 2021 Census, and 21% of homes were rented. So expect a full house, and count the living areas and the garage along with the bedrooms.
New streets to the west
Geelong's northern growth corridor heads towards Lara, and the Lara West growth area was approved in 2014. If your rental was near new when you moved in, your entry report will show it, and that's what the home is measured against.
Usually an agent
About three in four Lara rentals went through a real estate agent in the 2021 Census. Within 10 days after your agreement ends, the agent or rental provider completes the exit part of the condition report, with you there or after giving you a fair chance to attend.
Hard waste before an end of lease clean in Lara
A clean starts once the house is empty, so the rubbish comes first. City of Greater Geelong homes with a full waste charge get two hard waste and two mattress collections each financial year.
One detail catches renters out. Council says whoever books must be living at the property for the whole collection week, Monday to Friday. So pick a week when you're still there, and put everything on the front of the property by the Sunday night before.
Ask your property manager whether the home carries the full waste charge. Do it early, because a previous household may have used both bookings already.
Who does the end of lease clean in Lara? You choose
No. Victoria asks you to leave the home reasonably clean, as far as practicable, and as you received it, taking fair wear and tear into account. It doesn't say who does the work, and a rental provider can only require a professional clean in the two cases on the Victorian rules page.
If you'd rather spend the last week on boxes and the new place, hand the clean over. Staying in Lara? A regular clean every week or fortnight suits a house you're keeping, and a deep clean is the one-off for a place that's slipped.
Telling cleaners in Lara about the house, shed and add-ons
- Bedrooms, bathrooms and living areas, and how many levels.
- Whether the garage and shed are empty or still being cleared.
- The oven, inside windows, carpet steam cleaning or wall marks, if the home needs them.
- Your key handback date, and the last day a cleaner can get in.
Our order for a Lara move: hard waste, then the clean
Book the hard waste first, for a week you're still living there. Then set the clean for the final days before the keys go back, with the house empty. Walk it with your entry report once it's done, and take dated photos of each room before you hand over.
