BiggerPockets

This is what I have in my lease agreement:

"Tenant will be prepared for quarterly house inspections which will occur at three month intervals, and for such inspections Tenant shall have house in good clean condition, organized in such a manner that Landlord may inspect all important aspects of house, in order to maintain the health, safety, and welfare, of Tenant, and property. Tenant shall guarantee that the house be regularly cleaned and in good condition. Landlord reserves the right to hire professional cleaners and be reimbursed by Tenant if it is determined that Tenant is not sufficiently cleaning house."

Good luck.

Definitely put a clause in that allows inspections every X amount of days. A nice little reminder to your tenants that they can't do whatever they want. They have to adhere to your rules.

Thanks all, his lease is up in July and I'll add that and some other things...

Along similar lines, do most of you use the standard leases provided by your state real estate associations? I always see people discussing their lease clauses, but our SC form has 41 clauses, and I can't imagine anything that isn't covered in there, unless its very specific to a particular property. Not to mention, you know that it's a legally enforcable document.