A renters' suburb: what Clayton cleaners should know
Mostly rented
In the 2021 Census, 56% of occupied homes in the Clayton Central census area were rented, against 30% across Greater Melbourne.
Townhouses, not towers
The same area was 51% townhouses, terraces and semi-detached homes, 40% separate houses and just 9% flats and apartments. A clean here is more likely to involve stairs than a lift.
Monash
Monash University opened at Clayton in 1961, and Monash Medical Centre is here too. With both nearby, tell the business where a cleaner can stop on a weekday.
Clayton Road
Clayton's shops line Clayton Road, and the train station sits where the strip ends in the north.
Which council?
Clayton is in the City of Monash, but Clayton South is in the City of Kingston, so bins and hard waste work differently.
Monash hard waste
Eligible homes get 1 hard waste collection a year on a date set for your street, and some unit blocks don't qualify. Don't plan a move-out around it: an extra collection can be booked for a fee.
Five steps to end of lease cleaning in a Clayton share house
Pick one contact
One housemate deals with the agent and the cleaning business, so nothing gets agreed twice.
Find the entry condition report
Whoever signed the lease first may have it. If nobody does, ask the agent for a copy before you start.
Divide what's left
Everyone clears their own room. The fridge, the bins and the shared rooms each need a name against them.
Choose how it gets cleaned
You can do it together or bring in a cleaner. Victorian law asks for reasonably clean, allowing for fair wear and tear, and a professional clean can only be required if one was done just before you moved in and you were told, or if it's needed to restore the start condition.
Keep your own evidence
A rental provider now has to give each renter the evidence for a bond claim before making it. Keep your own dated photos too, even if you leave first.
One quote, one contact: our advice for Clayton house cleaning
One quote, one contact, one date. Ask the business to quote the whole house, agree the split between housemates before the clean, and book it for after the last person has moved out, so nobody's mattress is in the way.
