It might be different in VIC, but the tenancy board in NSW say its not to be included in the lease that the carpets are professionally cleaned, & whats the difference? I would like to know why you wouldn't be allowed to use a home carpet cleaner over a professional?
Maybe the difference is that a professional company is supposed to be thorough, and a home carpet cleaner could be a bit hit and miss (and I'm not saying that you're hit and miss or anything, I'm just trying to figure out why they'd specify - I'm sorry if that's come out wrong. I can't really figure out what the difference would be.)
Is there an area in your contract about how the house is to be left? If they've put that the floors need to be cleaned professionally, but the tenancy board says that's not allowed to go in, maybe ring the tenancy board and see where you stand?
Its not in my tenancy agreement. I had the RE go though & make a list of anything I overlooked, the suggestion of a professional carpet clean was included
while we didnt need to show a receipt it was stressed (kindly) that a professional had to clean the carpets
ps if the slate is old and not been resealed then its breaking down!!!! not your fault in any way! i know this because our rental had slate and the landlords explained why my floors wouldnt stay clean (this was after a pregnancy hormonal cry cause i scrubbed my floors only to have them still dirty)
pps if its not in the agreement them your not binded
ppps we are currently filling in rental apps and a question is about your bond being affected so it may come up again
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