Speaking of paint, if you painted your walls, you will need to paint it back to its original color. If the stain doesn’t come out, cover it with a bit of paint. Use a damp microfiber cloth to clean up any stains. With the brush attachment on your vacuum, clean up any remaining dust or dirt on the baseboards. Don’t skip it! Clean Walls and Baseboards Most apartments don’t have too many windows and mirrors, so this should be a relatively short step. You’ll just have to make sure you use a microfiber cloth or similar to avoid leaving lint behind. If that’s not an option, you can also mix a few drops of dish soap with water in a bowl. If you don’t have any store bought window cleaner you can mix together one part distilled vinegar to ten parts warm water in a spray bottle. Use a window or glass cleaner if you have it. And it might even inspire you to dust your new apartment more when you see how black your paper towel gets with a single swipe! Wash Windows and Mirrors While you might not have noticed the accumulation of dust during your stay, you can bet your landlord will when they inspect the apartment after you leave. Use a broom to take down the cobwebs from the ceiling and a damp sock for your light fixtures and blinds. You don’t need a fancy duster for this step. These can accumulate a surprising amount of dust, especially if you have pets. Start with the ceiling and clear out any cobwebs and don’t neglect dusting things like your light fixtures and blinds. Luckily, NYC apartments tend to be on the smaller side so it shouldn’t take you too long to go through every item on the list. Not sure what to do? The apartment cleaning checklist below can take you through all the cleaning steps to ensure your apartment is ‘broom-clean’ before moving out. That way, you can really take your time and get your apartment as close to its original condition as possible. Doing a deep clean is easiest once everything is already in boxes, so make sure everything except the cleaning supplies are all packed up a day before moving day. Everything is done, right? Wrong! If you want any chance of getting your security deposit back from your NYC apartment, you will need to put in a good faith effort to clean your apartment before you leave. You’ve decluttered, packed, and figured out all the logistics of the move.
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