15-04-2010, 09:57am
I'm agreeing with everyone, but adding another element (we are going to have a DAMN FINE plan by the end of this thread). Photograph everything and get contract cleaners in. Rather than deduct it from the first week's rent, hang on to it until it is bond time on your way out. If this landlady is that dodgy, you aren't going to see it anyway. This is a problem if the bond is considerable though, as (from her perspective) it is a clearly antagonistic act.