Firstly, it's not essential for me to clean my oven. I could give it a quick once over with a damp cloth and get away with it and the tenants would be none the wiser. However, experience has taught me that when it come to the Inventory and the check in. I know record the fact that the oven has been had a professional clean. That means that when it come to the tenant handing back the keys in months or even several years time. The oven is then likely to be covered in congealed Sunday roasts and other varieties of food substances. I can then insist that the oven is cleaned and that the cost is deducted from the tenants deposit. Clever hey!?
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You see i don't agree with this sort of attitude at all. Its great that you got the oven properly cleaned out, but stating that it has to be like that again before leaving is unpractical and gives landlords a bad name. Of course things are going to wear and teared over time. Can't expect it to come back exactly how it was left. If that rule was true i could get my whole house replaced because of wear and tear.
ReplyDeleteDirt and grease isn't the same as wear and tear. Take the former off and the oven is as good as new. Would you expect your tenants to leave your house without vacuuming the floor for 2 year?
ReplyDeleteIt's strange how some things are wear and tear and others aren't. Worn carpets are wear and tear, dirty carpets are not.
ReplyDeleteIs there a legal definition anywhere ?
Wear and tear in my opinion does constitute a level of cleanliness it refers to use. Cleaning would or could be categorized under maintenance. As a tenant would be responsible for a certain amount of maintenance of the property ie keeping it clean
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