House cleaning in Bundoora, around the campuses
Uni students next door
La Trobe's Bundoora campus and RMIT's Bundoora West campus are both here, with tram route 86 ending near RMIT. In the 2021 Census, 10% of people in the Bundoora North census area were at university, and 14% in neighbouring Kingsbury.
On campus or off it
Chisholm, Glenn and Menzies colleges and the North and South Apartments are campus residences. If you're in one of those, read your own agreement for what's expected when you leave. On a private lease off campus, Victoria's renting rules apply.
Three councils
Bundoora is split across the Cities of Banyule, Darebin and Whittlesea, and each runs hard rubbish differently. Ask your agent which one you're in before you plan a pile on the nature strip.
Not all share houses
Bundoora East is mostly family homes: 93% separate houses at the 2021 Census, with 23% rented. In Bundoora North, 33% of rentals were flats or apartments.
Bond cleaning in Bundoora: yourselves or a cleaner?
Worth doing yourself
- Empty your own room, wardrobe and desk.
- Split the shared rooms by name, so nothing's left to the last person out.
- Clear the fridge, pantry, bins and letterbox.
- Get rid of old furniture and rubbish.
Where a cleaning business earns its keep
- The oven and rangehood.
- Shower screens, tiles and exhaust fans.
- Window tracks and skirting boards.
- Carpets, if they need a steam clean to get back to how they were at the start.
Sharing a bond in Bundoora: end of lease cleaning rules
Victorian law asks for reasonably clean, allowing for fair wear and tear, so a group of housemates can do the clean themselves. A rental provider can only require a professional clean in two cases: the place had one just before you moved in and you were told, or it's needed to get back to the start condition.
If there's a claim for cleaning, the rental provider has to give each renter the evidence at least 3 days before making it, and it can't conflict with the condition report. One more reason to keep everyone's photos together.
Agree who's making the booking before anyone rings around. One person gives the details, and the business quotes for the whole place.
How we'd split bond cleaning in a Bundoora share house
Get the whole house together with the entry condition report before anyone moves out. Split the rooms by name, decide what you'll do yourselves, and leave the oven and bathroom to a cleaner if nobody wants them. Then take dated photos of every room and put them in one shared folder.
