End of lease cleaning in Melbourne: what Victoria's law asks
Reasonably clean is the test
Victorian law asks you to leave the place reasonably clean and in the condition you got it, taking fair wear and tear into account. That is the standard at the end, not a professional clean.
When a professional clean can be required
Only in two cases: the place was professionally cleaned just before you moved in and you were told, or a professional clean is needed to bring it back to how it was at the start, going by the condition report.
Your condition reports
You got two copies of the entry report and had five business days to return one. Within ten days after the agreement ends, the rental provider completes an exit report. Keep your copy, because evidence for a bond claim cannot contradict it.
The bond
Your bond sits with the RTBA. A rental provider who wants part of it for cleaning has to show you the evidence first, and has two weeks from the end of the agreement to start the claim.
Getting the home ready for Melbourne bond cleaners
- Get everything out, including the fridge, the bins and the letterbox.
- Keep the power and water on for the day of the clean.
- Leave a key or meet the business there, and sort out parking.
- Put your entry condition report where the cleaner can read it.
Our advice on end of lease cleaning in Melbourne
Book the clean for the day after the removalists, ask for what is included and the re-clean terms in writing, and walk through with the exit report in mind before you hand over the keys. Dated photos of every room on the last day are worth more than anything you write later.