• Kitchen
• Sink & Bench - scrub clean, dry off and polish taps
• Kitchen cupboards - clean outside cupboards doors and all wood surrounds
• - clean inside cupboards
• - clean inside pantry
• clean walls as required
• clean ceiling as required if possible
• Oven - Clean top and wipe front
• - clean under elements 
• - clean inside oven
• - pull out and wipe down side, vacuum back and wash wall behind
• Oven Hood / Expelair, wipe all visible areas
• - clean filters etc as required

• Bathroom/toilet(s) - ensuites
• Toilet - scrub and disinfect. (remove and wash seat if possible)
• Shower - scrub and dry walls and base
• Bath and vanity- scrub and dry
• Tapes etc - scrub around and polish and dry

• Laundry
• Wipe down shelves
• wipe down window sills
• wipe/dust walls as required
• clean basin and polish taps etc
• white ware - wipe down
• Floors
• Linoleum /Wooden - sweep/vacuum and mop
• Carpet vacuum throughout
• Carpets professional cleaned (do not use Rug doctor or rental appliance)
• Through out
• Clean all skirting boards
• Wipe all light switches and power points and around
• clean all light shades
• remove all spider webs
• remove marks off doors as required
• wipe all doors and door frames
• brush dust walls 
• wash inside windows
• wipe windows surrounds
• wash outside windows
• dust wipe curtain rails 
• all mirrors -wipe and dry
• clean ceiling fans
• curtains cleaned
• blinds cleaned
• Exterior
• Lawns mown just prior to vacating
• gardens weeded, pruned and tidied
• Household section rubbish removed including compost
• paths swept to be free of oil and grease
• general all light bulbs to be working

This is only a guide every rental management / landlord is different ask for there check list