Apartment Make-Ready Cleaning Checklist

A make-ready cleaning checklist breaks an apartment turn into room-by-room tasks — kitchen, bathrooms, living areas and bedrooms, floors and windows, then a final walk — so nothing gets missed and the unit passes its move-in inspection the first time. Below is the room-by-room standard T.A.P. uses on every DFW make-ready.

Kitchen

• Oven, stovetop, range hood and drip pans degreased
• Refrigerator cleaned inside and out, including coils and seals
• Dishwasher, microwave and small-appliance spaces wiped
• Cabinets and drawers cleaned inside and out
• Countertops, backsplash and sink scrubbed and sanitized

Bathrooms

• Tub, shower, tile and grout scrubbed and sanitized
• Toilet cleaned and disinfected, base included
• Vanity, mirror, sink and fixtures polished
• Cabinets and drawers wiped inside and out
• Exhaust vent dusted

Living areas & bedrooms

• Walls spot-cleaned; switch plates and outlets wiped
• Closets, shelves and rods cleaned
• Doors, frames, handles and baseboards wiped
• Ceiling fans and light fixtures dusted

Floors, windows & vents

• Hard floors swept, mopped and detailed at edges
• Carpets vacuumed (shampoo/extraction available)
• Windows, sills, tracks and blinds cleaned
• HVAC vents and returns dusted

Final walk

• Whole-unit inspection against the make-ready standard
• Touch-ups completed and trash removed
• Unit left fresh, odor-free and move-in ready

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