How to make college apartment self-cleaning

[Anonymous]

Robot vacuums don’t work if there’s clutter all over the floor- clothes, cords, accessories.

[Anonymous]

Hardwood floors, hard furniture.
Antimicrobial sheets
Mattress covered in bed bug proof cover
Several roo.bas with self emptying function
Tie rental payments to cleanings. Live video proof of monthly cleaning
How a cleaner top teach them how to clean and work along side them

Why didn't I think to replace all flooring and furniture in my son's cheap, furnished, carpeted off-campus apartment? Or to withhold rent unless he sends me videos of him cleaning (alongside a professional cleaner). Both of these things are totally normal.

My solution has been to avoid going into the apartment - that's been pretty easy. I got him a regular vacuum cleaner, a toilet cleaning kit with disposable scrubbers, and Clorox wipes - the rest is on him. He has his own car and is only moving 2 blocks to another furnished apartment next month so there is no reason for me to get involved.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Hardwood floors, hard furniture.
Antimicrobial sheets
Mattress covered in bed bug proof cover
Several roo.bas with self emptying function
Tie rental payments to cleanings. Live video proof of monthly cleaning
How a cleaner top teach them how to clean and work along side them

Why didn't I think to replace all flooring and furniture in my son's cheap, furnished, carpeted off-campus apartment? Or to withhold rent unless he sends me videos of him cleaning (alongside a professional cleaner). Both of these things are totally normal.

My solution has been to avoid going into the apartment - that's been pretty easy. I got him a regular vacuum cleaner, a toilet cleaning kit with disposable scrubbers, and Clorox wipes - the rest is on him. He has his own car and is only moving 2 blocks to another furnished apartment next month so there is no reason for me to get involved.

Air purifier is necessary even if they’re generally clean young adults.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let it go. It’s not your apartment.

+1
Socialize elsewhere. He’ll figure it out eventually.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Hardwood floors, hard furniture.
Antimicrobial sheets
Mattress covered in bed bug proof cover
Several roo.bas with self emptying function
Tie rental payments to cleanings. Live video proof of monthly cleaning
How a cleaner top teach them how to clean and work along side them

Why didn't I think to replace all flooring and furniture in my son's cheap, furnished, carpeted off-campus apartment? Or to withhold rent unless he sends me videos of him cleaning (alongside a professional cleaner). Both of these things are totally normal.

My solution has been to avoid going into the apartment - that's been pretty easy. I got him a regular vacuum cleaner, a toilet cleaning kit with disposable scrubbers, and Clorox wipes - the rest is on him. He has his own car and is only moving 2 blocks to another furnished apartment next month so there is no reason for me to get involved.

Air purifier is necessary even if they’re generally clean young adults.

Why?

[Anonymous]

Nasty! Was his BR at your house that dirty? I'd talk to him before starting to enable this behavior with clorox tablets in the toilet.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Let it go. It’s not your apartment.

Actually losing the deposit because of mold growth becomes my problem.

[Anonymous]

If it bothers you so much, pay for monthly cleaning. That should keep it from getting too gross. Otherwise, MYOB.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:He needs a girlfriend or boyfriend. Then he'll be motivated to clean.

I don’t know. When I was in college, my boyfriend dealt with the issue by staying at my apartment.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let it go. It’s not your apartment.

Actually losing the deposit because of mold growth becomes my problem.

Make that his problem.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Hardwood floors, hard furniture.
Antimicrobial sheets
Mattress covered in bed bug proof cover
Several roo.bas with self emptying function
Tie rental payments to cleanings. Live video proof of monthly cleaning
How a cleaner top teach them how to clean and work along side them

Why didn't I think to replace all flooring and furniture in my son's cheap, furnished, carpeted off-campus apartment? Or to withhold rent unless he sends me videos of him cleaning (alongside a professional cleaner). Both of these things are totally normal.

My solution has been to avoid going into the apartment - that's been pretty easy. I got him a regular vacuum cleaner, a toilet cleaning kit with disposable scrubbers, and Clorox wipes - the rest is on him. He has his own car and is only moving 2 blocks to another furnished apartment next month so there is no reason for me to get involved.

Air purifier is necessary even if they’re generally clean young adults.

Why?

Keeps your kid from getting sick. Three negative Covid tests, no strep, no mono, no Hoo flu, no gastroenteritis. Made it through first year with the BlueAir beast of an air purifier. Roommate didn’t get sick either, in spite of myriad frat activities.

[Anonymous]

Roombas are a terrible idea. College apartments are sticky.

[Anonymous]

Dishwasher or portable dishwasher.
So many of the bugs/cockroaches/mice come from unwashed dishes with caked on food. So, make it easy for them to just put dishes in a dishwasher to keep away the pests.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:

Hardwood floors, hard furniture.
Antimicrobial sheets
Mattress covered in bed bug proof cover
Several roo.bas with self emptying function
Tie rental payments to cleanings. Live video proof of monthly cleaning
How a cleaner top teach them how to clean and work along side them

Why didn't I think to replace all flooring and furniture in my son's cheap, furnished, carpeted off-campus apartment? Or to withhold rent unless he sends me videos of him cleaning (alongside a professional cleaner). Both of these things are totally normal.

My solution has been to avoid going into the apartment - that's been pretty easy. I got him a regular vacuum cleaner, a toilet cleaning kit with disposable scrubbers, and Clorox wipes - the rest is on him. He has his own car and is only moving 2 blocks to another furnished apartment next month so there is no reason for me to get involved.

Air purifier is necessary even if they’re generally clean young adults.

Why?

Keeps your kid from getting sick. Three negative Covid tests, no strep, no mono, no Hoo flu, no gastroenteritis. Made it through first year with the BlueAir beast of an air purifier. Roommate didn’t get sick either, in spite of myriad frat activities.

Wow! That must be some magical machine you have! I mean you know they didn’t get sick because of an air purifier, right?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Let it go. It’s not your apartment.

Actually losing the deposit because of mold growth becomes my problem.

HE pays the deposit. This is why you have a problem.