If you are giving notice to vacate, please review your lease for the number of days required for your notice and make sure your lease expires on your move-out date. If you do not give sufficient notice or if your lease does not expire on the same date you are giving notice to vacate, your notice may be invalid.
In order to receive a refund of the security deposit and/or the pet deposit, you must have all rents and fees paid on your account and leave the property clean and damage free. If you have or have had a pet, you must furnish a receipt at or before the move-out inspection for having the carpet professionally cleaned, deodorized, and treated for fleas & ticks.
All utilities MUST be kept on and in renters’ name(s) until the last day of the lease (gas, water, electric, etc.).
You understand that, unless stated otherwise for the lease (in writing), the property may be marketed for sale or rent and shown to prospective renters/buyers.
As you leave the property, please take note of how the property must be left!
All parts of the property are clean
Kitchen & bathroom cabinets and drawers – clean inside and out
Kitchen appliances (stove, dishwasher, etc.) clean inside and out. Range hood filter must be clean. If new drip pans and/or rings were on the stove at the time you took possession, you will buy and install same, if needed, by time of move-out.
Toilets, showers, tubs, sinks – clean, mold and mildew-free, free of build-up
Windows and screens – not broken
Light fixtures – clean and ALL bulbs working
Baseboards and window sills – clean
Basement and garage – clean
Ceilings cobweb free
All trash and debris removed from the property
All hangers removed from closets
Exterior of property in good order, grass cut, shrubs trimmed, leaves raked, hold or worn in spots in the lawn attended to, volunteer trees removed, gardens and flowerbeds free of weeds.
Thermostat set (65 degrees in the winter, 85 degrees in the summer)
Hot water tank turned to vacation or lowest setting
In accordance with the landlord/tenant laws, the owner has to set up thirty (30) days from the last day of your lease to return your security deposit.
If vacating, fill out the notice form below.