{"id":15319,"date":"2024-07-31T15:08:52","date_gmt":"2024-07-31T20:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/housing\/?page_id=15319"},"modified":"2026-05-01T09:10:51","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T14:10:51","slug":"cleaning","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/uwm.edu\/housing\/maintenance\/cleaning\/","title":{"rendered":"Cleaning"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Cleaning of areas within residential suites is&nbsp;<em><strong>your&nbsp;<\/strong><strong>responsibility&nbsp;<\/strong><\/em>as a resident of University Housing. This includes trash\/recycling removal. While you should be caring for your own individual space\/bedroom, bathroom and\/or in-suite kitchen cleaning responsibilities are shared by all residents of each suite.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cleaning products (and toilet paper) are&nbsp;<strong>not supplied<\/strong>&nbsp;by University Housing. Make sure to discuss purchasing these items with your room- and suite mates. To clean bathroom vanities and shower walls, please purchase a product that&nbsp;<strong>contains a mold\/mildew-specific cleaning agent<\/strong>. Examples include Clorox Tilex Mold and Mildew or Lysol Mold and Mildew Remover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Once an academic year, during&nbsp;<strong>Winter Break<\/strong>, Facilities staff will enter each residential bathroom to clean. Make sure to remove all belongings from the counter and shower of your bathroom and take out the trash before you leave. If any bathroom items remain, custodial staff are not able to completely clean your bathroom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"has-text-align-left\"><strong>NOTE:<\/strong>&nbsp;Common areas in University Housing Facilities (such as public bathrooms, lounges, hallways, laundry facilities, stairwells, and elevators) are cleaned on a daily basis by custodial staff.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cleaning of areas within residential suites is&nbsp;your&nbsp;responsibility&nbsp;as a resident of University Housing. This includes trash\/recycling removal. 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