The Perth Bond Cleaning Checklist: What Property Managers Check

A vacate clean is judged against a strict exit checklist — and one missed item can cost you part of your bond. Here’s the room-by-room bond cleaning checklist Perth property managers actually inspect against.

Kitchen

• Oven, griller and stovetop degreased inside and out
• Rangehood and filter cleaned
• All cupboards and drawers wiped inside and out
• Benchtops, splashback and sink
• Dishwasher and taps

Bathrooms and toilet

• Shower screens and grout descaled, soap scum removed
• Tiles, vanity and mirrors
• Toilet sanitised inside and out
• Exhaust fans and fittings
• Mould treated

Bedrooms and living

• Walls spot-cleaned for marks and scuffs
• Skirting boards, sills and light switches
• Wardrobes and shelving wiped
• Light fittings and ceiling fans
• Floors vacuumed and mopped; carpets steam cleaned

Laundry, windows and outside

• Troughs, cabinets and behind appliances
• Interior windows, sills and sliding-door tracks
• Flyscreens dusted
• Garage swept, cobwebs removed; lawns mowed if required by the lease

Where bonds most often get held

The usual culprits are the oven, window and door tracks, walls, shower grout, and carpets. They’re the fiddly, easy-to-skip jobs — and exactly what an inspector looks at first.

The easy way to pass

You can work through this list yourself, or hand it to a team that does it every day and stands behind the result. Our vacate cleans cover every item above and come with a 72-hour bond-back guarantee — if the agent flags anything we cleaned, we come back and fix it free.