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How to Get Your Security Deposit Back
On Long Island, getting your full security deposit back is less about luck and more about handing the place over in the condition your lease asks for. Cleaning is the single most common deduction, and the easiest one to avoid entirely. Know what your lease says Start with the paperwork. Many leases spell out the condition a unit has to be returned in, and some require specific steps like professional carpet cleaning or defrosting the freezer. Do what the lease names, and you


Move-Out Cleaning Checklist for Long Island Renters
On Long Island, the condition you leave a rental in often decides how much of your security deposit comes back. Cleaning is the most common deduction, and the most avoidable one. Work through the checklist below to leave the place spotless, and save the floors for last so you are not tracking back over cleaned areas. Kitchen Inside and outside of the oven, stovetop, and range hood. Inside the refrigerator and freezer, defrosted if your lease requires it. Inside every cabinet
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