We do charge $100 and $175 for a cleaning fee, depending on the property. However this is really a standard hotel-type cleaning service that we contract out. They come in and wash the dishes, tidy up the unit, wash the linens and towels, vacuum, etc... They simply don't have the time to radically clean a thoroughly trashed house! So regarding the security deposit, we consider part or all of it forfeit if any of the following takes place:
1) All of our properties are non-smoking insinde.
2) Damage, theft of pet damage may result in a portion of or all of deposit being retained. Also, if the unit is completely trashed, even if nothing is technically broken, we'll dip into the security deposit to pay for the extra cleaning.
3) We hold back $30 if one or both of the keys are missing from the lockbox after check-out.
4) If you do move the furniture, please put it back where it belongs before leaving the home.
We try not to require too much of our renters as they're checking out--you are on vacation after all! There are a few errands we ask for, though (most people do all this anyway, but you never know ^_^). Please take with you or throw out any unused food from the refrigerator before your departure. We'd appreciate it if dirty dishes weren't left for us to clean as we only have an hour or two in each property to turn around for the next renters, and just collect garbage laying around the home into the trashcan or trashbags. Also, would you please throw any used towels and bedsheets into a pile on the floor (we appreciate the gesture some people make of making the beds, but sometimes our cleaning crew thinks that the bed wasn't used!). Thanks so much!!