I am a renter. I have always paid a cleaning fee. It is part of the rental agreement. I think you should add a cleaning fee to the rental agreement for the coming year but I do not see how you can take it out of the damage deposit for this year. I leave the house clean, but not so clean that you could eat off of the floors. I am not sure if this house was left filthy or just not clean enough for you. Different people have different ideas of what clean means. I know when we rent in Maine they tell you that if the house is not clean when you leave, you will not be able to rent the following year. However, they do have a cleaning service come in to clean even if the house is left clean.
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