Tenants will not clean up apartment for showing

[Tom Burton]

My current tenants lease is coming due at the end of this month, and I am currently seeking new tenants. I have told my tenants that instead of having potential tent and physically see the property that I will do a one time video walk though. After we agreed upon a day and time I went up and the place was a mess. I obviously don't want the video walk though to show and unkept property to potential tenants. My question is, if they are unwilling to clean up, can I hire a cleaning crew to do it and then require them to pay the bill?

[Terrell Garren]

No.  If this business was without challenges, everyone would be in it.  My take - if you want clean pics, wait until they move and have painters and cleaners standing by. For fees, I generally consider state law, the lease, what is fair, and what it would feel like to explain it to a judge. I doubt this passes any. 

P.S. Keep clean pics on file for future use.