Apartment make ready checklist for property managers
A unit is not ready because it is empty. It is ready when the next resident can walk in and find nothing to report. This is the cleaning checklist our team works from when a unit turns.
Before the cleaning starts
Cleaning is the last step of a make-ready. Schedule it after maintenance and paint are finished, so nothing has to be cleaned twice.
Kitchen
- Kitchen disinfected
- Cabinet fronts
- Inside cabinets
- Inside refrigerator
- Inside oven
- Underneath appliances
Bathrooms
- Bathrooms disinfected
- Mirrors
- Glass doors, inside and out
- Fixtures
Bedrooms and living areas
- Ceiling fans
- Light fixtures
- Inside closets
- Blinds dusted
- Window sills and frames
- Windows cleaned inside
- Shelves
Whole unit
- Vacuuming
- Mopping
- Baseboards
- Doors and door frames
- Light switches
- Paint removed from floors
Before we leave
- Final walkthrough against this checklist
- Anything not right is corrected before the unit is handed back
Print it
The checklist fits on one page, with a line for the community, the unit and the date. Open the printable checklist.
