Rental house dirty

[Deleted User]

I had the same thing with this house.., forced council swap (they had an extra bedroom, we were short of one) and cleaned my place so you could eat off the floor. This place was yuk, inside of food cupboards grey, floors not even swept, bath looked like it hadn't been cleaned in years. Not nice. Dirt on windows had been left so long it had left grind marks, still there now.

Previous place (private rental) the people had painted the wood, fluff and all. Took forever to strip down as they hadn't even used gloss. And there was that awful red stuff underneath it (wood stain).

saajan_12

You agreed to take the house as seen (or could be seen had you viewed again), and the LL is not under any obligation to point out issues or guarantee a certain level of cleanliness. You just have to return the property when you leave in the same condition as you received it. So,

*Take pictures & document the starting condition
*Clean as you wish, for your enjoyment.
*Ensure the property is in atleast the same or better condition as the starting photos.

nkkingston

deannatrois wrote: »

To get rid of dog smells (including urine) I use a cup of white vinegar, half a cup of bicarb, a generous squirt of biological washing liquid (I use ariel) and at least a couple of litres of water. Put all this in a bucket (it will fizz so needs to be a big bucket - the black 99p sort). Stir til its well dissolved then splosh it on carpet and brush in. Use a wet vac or shampooer to suck it up. Works just as well if you use towels.

Mixing the bicarb and the vinegar together neutralises them (hence the fizzing), so won't be doing as much good as each on its own. I'd do bicarb on the carpet first, to absorb some of the smell, then the vinegar water to make it fizz and penetrate the carpet fibres, then wash it with the diluted ariel and wet vac it. Give each ingredient it's time to shine!

thomaspastoral

As bad at it seems to be, you have to clean it in 2 options:

1. You do the cleaning. It would entail a lot of time, but it would give you the freedom to do whatever you would want to do in the house. You may even redesign the house, if time permits.
2. You hire somebody to clean the house for the whole day, or depends. It can be expensive, but it does save you from getting tired or even exerting effort on doing such.

Either way, you need to clean it so that you can seamlessly rent it as soon as possible.