Strata, towers and tenants: house cleaning in Chatswood
Units, and plenty of tenants
In the 2021 Census, 69% of occupied homes in the Chatswood East census area were flats or apartments, and 53% were rented. The Chatswood (West) and Lane Cove North area was 59% flats and 37% rented.
Towers around the station
High-density residential towers are part of Chatswood, and the station precinct itself has apartments built above it. In a tower, the job starts at the loading dock or the lift, so sort that out before the quote.
Strata rules cover tenants too
By-laws must be followed by everyone in a strata scheme, tenants included. Your landlord or agent has to give you a copy before you sign, so dig it out and look for anything on contractors, moving and common property.
Trains, metro and buses
Chatswood has Sydney Trains, Sydney Metro and a major bus terminus. That's great for you and less useful for someone carrying a vacuum, so ask where a car can stop. Visitor spaces in a strata scheme are for visitors only, so check your by-laws before offering one.
What to find out from your Chatswood building first
- Who runs it day to day: a building manager, a strata manager or just your agent.
- Whether the lift has to be booked or padded when gear comes through.
- Where a cleaner's car or van can stop, and for how long.
- How the cleaner gets a fob or access card, and who lets them in.
- What hours contractors can be on site.
- Where the bin room is, and what can go in it.
End of lease cleaning in a Chatswood apartment
For a rental you're leaving, it's an end of lease clean, and the balcony, tracks and oven are the things to raise. NSW only asks for reasonably clean, judged against how the place started, and you can do that yourself. For a unit you're staying in, see apartment cleaning, and for keys to a new place, a move-in clean.
Got big items to shift? Willoughby City Council gives each household one booked kerbside collection a calendar year, on top of three scheduled ones per eligible property, at no more than 2 cubic metres. It suggests booking a month ahead. Check with strata how that works for your block.
Talk to the building before Chatswood cleaners quote
Talk to your agent or building manager before you talk to a cleaner. Ask about the lift, parking and contractor hours, then put the answers in your note. A quote for a tower flat only stands up if the business knows how long it takes to get from the kerb to your door.
