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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][b]You can lean in hard on lots of disposable items,[/b] and limit how many piece of furniture and objects are in the apartment. You can also get a Roomba for the floors, and avoid lots of fabric items that tend to attract dust/hair/grease (like curtains, pillows, fabric lamp shades, upholstered bed frames, etc.). Just limit the number of surfaces generally, and try to make those surfaces hard and clutter free. Also, there are some cleaning materials that you just spray on and then rinse (lots of shower options for this that will work ok) and that can help if you can get him in the habit of just spraying things down, at least.

You can also sign up to have cleaning supplies delivered periodically instead of having to go replace them as needed, which will help encourage light cleaning.

But the truth is that surfaces in a home need to be wiped down about once a week to not get gross, and that is especially true for young men who tend not to be sufficiently careful to keep things from getting messy, wet, sticky, etc. Wiping down the kitchen and bathroom every few days, even just a very cursory wipe of counters and other hard surfaces with an all purpose spray or wipe, will make a huge difference.

Also, having a system for cleaning floors in the bathroom can be very useful for men, who often tend to shed a lot and will wind up with shave clippings all over the place. If you don't get these swept up regularly, they attract dirt and moisture, and then you wind up with these filthy floors that are genuinely hard to clean.

He has to learn to clean more often, even in a limited way. Doing so will also usually encourage him to be more careful, because he'll realize "oh, if I spill beer on the counter and don't clean it up immediately, it gets sticky and gross very quickly."

You can pay for a cleaning service but then they don't get this feedback and continue to be very messy/sloppy without learning how to clean up after themselves. You're just kicking the can down the road to future roommates and partners.

He has to learn some bare minimum cleaning skills.[/quote]

Please don't do this. It's terrible for the environment.

OP, is there a reason you care? I have much better things to worry about than the state of my young adult's bedroom/house/squalor. [/quote]

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