Strata Cleaning in Perth: What Body Corporates Need to Know
Strata cleaning in Perth covers the shared spaces that every owner in a complex relies on but no single owner is responsible for — foyers, stairwells, car parks, and common walkways. Getting it wrong shows up fast: complaints at the next owners’ meeting, a drop in presentation for prospective buyers, and strata managers fielding calls they’d rather not take, and owners asking why their levies aren’t buying a better-presented building.
What Strata Cleaning Actually Covers
Strata cleaning typically includes the common property defined in the scheme’s by-laws, rather than the inside of individual lots. That usually means:
- Lobbies, foyers, and lift areas
- Internal and external stairwells and walkways
- Car parks and bin storage areas
- Shared amenities such as gyms, pools, and BBQ or common rooms, where present
- Windows and glass in common areas
Common Areas vs. Private Lots
One of the most common sources of friction in a strata scheme is confusion over where common property ends and a private lot begins. Balconies, courtyards, and internal lot surfaces are generally the owner’s responsibility, while everything classed as common property under the scheme by-laws falls to the body corporate’s contracted cleaner. A good strata cleaning contract should spell this out clearly, so owners and the strata manager both know exactly what’s covered before a dispute happens, not after.
Working with Your Strata Manager
Strata managers are juggling multiple properties, so the cleaning contractor that makes their life easiest is the one that doesn’t need chasing. That means a fixed schedule, a single point of contact, and proof of insurance and police clearance on file before anyone sets foot on site — all standard practice for JKleen Services, whether we’re servicing an office tenancy or a residential strata scheme.
What to Look for in a Strata Cleaning Contractor
Before signing off on a strata cleaning contract, it’s worth checking a few things: Is the team fully insured for public liability? Are staff police-cleared, given they’ll have regular access to a residential building? Is pricing itemised so the body corporate can see exactly what they’re paying for each area, rather than one flat number that’s hard to query at the next AGM? JKleen Services has worked to these standards for Perth businesses since 2012, and the same approach applies to strata common property.
How Often Should Strata Common Areas Be Cleaned?
It depends on how much the space is used. A busy apartment lobby with a lift and mailboxes typically needs attention several times a week, while a smaller walk-up complex might only need a weekly visit to stairwells and bin areas. Ground-floor entries and glass doors usually need more frequent attention than upper-level common corridors simply because that’s where the dirt, leaves, and fingerprints accumulate fastest. We’ll walk the property with your strata manager before quoting, rather than applying a generic frequency that doesn’t match how the building is actually used.
Safety and Product Standards
Because strata common areas are shared by residents of all ages — including children and pets moving through lobbies and car parks — we use eco-friendly, low-toxicity products wherever the surface allows, the same standard we apply across our office, childcare, and aged care cleaning. Wet-floor signage and safe scheduling around peak foot-traffic times are part of the standard routine, not an add-on.
Get a Strata Cleaning Quote
If you manage or sit on the committee of a strata scheme in Perth and want a clear, itemised quote for common-area cleaning, our commercial cleaning team can put one together based on your building’s specific common property.
Contact JKleen Services for a free strata cleaning quote.