Moving out of an apartment in Caulfield involves the same clean as anywhere else, plus two extra rule books: your building’s owners corporation rules and Glen Eira City Council’s parking and rubbish services. This guide covers the local side. For the general apartment preparation list, see how to prepare your apartment for an end of lease clean.

Rules and services change, so check the council and Consumer Affairs Victoria pages listed with this guide before you rely on a detail.

Start with your building’s rules

Consumer Affairs Victoria says registered owners corporation rules apply to tenants and occupiers as well as owners, and that tenants must be given a copy before they move in. If a building has not made its own rules, a set of model rules applies.

Find your copy before moving week. Owners corporation rules can cover:

  • moving furniture and other objects through common property where it affects other residents,
  • rubbish — how domestic waste is disposed of and rubbish left on common property,
  • parking heavy vehicles on common property without permission.

Then ask the building or owners corporation manager the practical questions: whether the lift must be booked and protected, where the removalist truck and the cleaner can park, which hours moves are allowed, and where boxes and hard rubbish may go.

Street parking and permits in Glen Eira

Caulfield is in the City of Glen Eira, so street parking permits come from Glen Eira City Council.

  • Permits are digital. Glen Eira issues ePermits linked to a vehicle registration number. If you hold visitor permits and plan to book one for a removalist or cleaner, you need their registration in advance.
  • Newer buildings may not qualify. Properties built on or after 17 March 2020, with three or more homes on the site, are not eligible for permits. In those buildings, ask the building manager what visitor parking there is.
  • Permits do not move with you. Updating your address when you move within Glen Eira cancels the permits at the old address, and permits are also cancelled when new tenants move in. Plan any change around permits you still need for the clean.

If your removalist wants to reserve street space, Glen Eira’s permit to occupy council land or a road must be applied for at least seven days before. The council’s page does not mention removalists specifically, so ask the council early whether you need one.

A skip bin on the road or a nature strip needs a council permit, which you can usually arrange through the skip company when you order. On a driveway or private land, no council permit is needed — but an apartment driveway is often common property, so ask the owners corporation first.

Rubbish before the clean

We cannot take away rubbish or belongings, so the apartment should be clear before the clean starts. Glen Eira’s booked collections help:

  • Hard rubbish is collected on your street’s bin day, though the council says some items may be collected the following day. Book from one week to one day ahead, before 5.30pm the day before, and put items out the night before.
  • Items go on the nature strip — not a driveway or private property — up to four cubic metres, with single items no longer than two metres and nothing in bags.
  • The council says residents in apartment blocks not serviced by council can book too, but to check with the property manager or owners corporation about where and when items can be placed.
  • Moving boxes can go in a separate bulk cardboard collection: flattened, tied with strong string, up to three cubic metres, put out on Monday night for Tuesday.
  • Each household can book up to three free collections of each service per financial year.

Batteries and items with embedded batteries are not accepted in hard rubbish. For those, and for paint or e-waste, the council lists transfer stations in Notting Hill and Camberwell, where some items are free and others are charged.

Keys, fobs and access for the cleaner

Apartment access is rarely one key. Before the clean, gather the whole set:

  • Apartment keys
  • Building entry fob, and any lift fob
  • Car park remote, if the cleaner will park inside
  • Mailbox and storage cage keys

Decide who lets the cleaner in: you, the agent, the building manager or a lock box. Ask the building manager whether a lock box may be fixed to common property. Share entry details privately — we keep access details in a restricted part of our system and never send them by email.

At handover, return every key, fob and remote, and ask for written confirmation. The exit condition report is completed within 10 days after the agreement ends, and you are entitled to be there or be given a reasonable opportunity to attend.

Putting the day in order

  1. Removalists, using the lift booking.
  2. Rubbish and boxes out on the right night for the council collection.
  3. The clean, with power and water still on.
  4. Keys back and the exit inspection.

Our end of lease cleaning checklist covers the clean itself, and the seven-day moving-out timeline fits it into your week.

Getting a price

The instant quote prices an end of lease clean from bedrooms and bathrooms: a one-bedroom apartment starts at $319 + GST and a two-bedroom apartment at $379 + GST. If only metered or paid parking is available near your building, the calculator adds $11 plus GST so you see it before booking.

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Sources

Rules change. Check the official source for your situation; this guide is general information, not legal advice.