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Move-In Preparation

Cleaning, inspecting, and setting up your new place in the first days.

A bright apartment kitchen with slate blue lower cabinets standing open, an open drawer, an empty refrigerator with both doors open, a dishwasher, a bucket holding orange and blue cloths and a spray bottle beside the sink, three taped moving boxes on a doormat, and a window looking out at trees and neighboring houses.

Move-In Preparation

Move-In Cleaning Checklist

What Seattle renters should inspect, photograph, and clean on move-in day: the signed checklist, deposit receipt, smoke alarms, and repairs in writing.

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