Between-tenancy repaint — the apartment ready for the next tenant.

The logistics of the window

Between the outgoing tenant’s departure and the incoming tenant’s arrival, the schedule is tight: usually ten to fifteen days, sometimes less. Renovhome SA is set up for this tempo — a quick quote, team scheduling, and handling of administrative urgencies (move-out inspection, any water-damage repair to address before painting).

Our commitment to property managers

• Your free quote after the visit, detailed room by room. Any additional work is submitted to you and costed before it is undertaken.
• Schedule set with you — we organise around your move-out inspection slot.
• A dedicated point of contact who follows your project from measuring to handover — the company manages the whole job, and you have a single person to reach.
• Clean invoicing — detail compliant with property managers’ accounting requirements, framework discount reviewed case by case.
• Photographic record of the project kept internally (useful in the event of a move-out inspection dispute or an insurance-claim file).

The typical scope of a between-tenancy job

1. Survey of the existing condition — normal wear, defects to rework, points to flag to the property manager.
2. Preparation — washing down, filling holes (plugs, fixings), light skimming, sanding.
3. Painting — walls and ceilings, two coats in a standard off-white or the existing colour kept on request.
4. Targeted touch-ups — door frames, skirting boards, doors depending on condition.
5. Wallpaper — stripping and replacement if requested, or kept with a localised pattern match.
6. Finishes — silicone joints redone where needed, final touch-ups under raking light.
7. Clean handover — apartment ready for the move-in inspection.

Coordination with the property manager

If you are a property management company, we adapt to your processes:

• Purchase order sent in your format or through your platform.
• Visit with or without the property manager present — to suit your availability.
• Pre-job photos provided on request for budget approval.
• Compliant invoice with purchase-order and tenant references (anonymised on all our external documents).

If you are a landlord, we handle coordination directly with your property manager or with you.

How long does a repaint take?

The duration depends on the surface area, the condition of the surfaces and the extent of the rework (painting alone, or with wallpaper, ceilings, enamel finishes, water-damage repair). It is set with you in the quote and aligned with your move-out inspection slot — from a studio to a five-room apartment and beyond. A job involving water damage or full wallpapering is the subject of a separate quote.

Move-out inspection in Geneva — what the property manager checks on the paintwork

During the move-out inspection, the property manager’s inspector assesses normal wear and damage. On the paintwork, the points commonly checked in Geneva:

• Marks and fixings — wall plugs, fixings, marks from frames or furniture. Filling and touch-up painting on the affected areas.
• Soiling and knocks — knocks in the corners, furniture marks, kitchen soiling. Local or full touch-up depending on extent.
• Ceilings — water stains, cooking marks, yellowing. Often fully repainted after a long lease.
• Skirting boards and joinery — vacuum-cleaner knocks, signs of use. Touched up by brush or fully repainted.
• Silicone joints — around the bath, basin and washbasin. When they are yellowed or peeling, they are redone.

Renovhome SA hands over an apartment where these points are reworked to the standard expected by Geneva property managers, for the quoted scope. The site photos are kept internally and can serve as support in the event of a dispute over the move-out inspection.

Who pays for the between-tenancy repaint?

The allocation depends on the nature of the damage and the lease agreement (Art. 267 of the Swiss Code of Obligations):

• Normal wear — borne by the owner / property manager. A regular refresh of the paintwork generally falls under the normal upkeep of the property (the depreciation period remains a customary benchmark, with no contractual value).
• Damage attributable to the outgoing tenant — recharged to the tenant or deducted from the rental deposit.
• Reported claim (water damage, fire) — covered by insurance (the tenant’s liability cover, the building insurance, or the property insurance depending on the claim). See our water-damage repair service for the specific coordination.

Renovhome SA can break the quote down by line (wear / tenant / claim) to make the allocation easier for the property manager.

Geneva property managers — how Renovhome SA adapts

Geneva property managers each have their own internal processes: purchase-order portal, invoicing formats, approval timelines. Renovhome SA adapts case by case:

• Purchase order — sent in your format (signed PDF, your own platform, approved email).
• Up-front budget approval — pre-job photos can be supplied for approval before work starts.
• Compliant invoice — purchase-order reference, breakdown of services, tenant reference (anonymised on all our external documents).
• Payment terms — adapted to your property-management accounting cycle.

Special case — between-tenancy job with water damage

When an apartment goes between tenancies with recent water damage (an outgoing tenant who reported a leak or seepage), the job combines two protocols. See our water-damage repair service for the full treatment: drying-out + stain-blocking primer + durable enamel finish.

Typical course of a between-tenancy job in Geneva

For a property manager who plans ahead properly, the sequence stays the same:

• First contact — arranging an appointment for the visit.
• Renovhome SA visit — measuring room by room, identifying what needs reworking.
• Quote sent to the property manager — detailed, for approval.
• Approval and scheduling — the job slot is set with you.
• Outgoing tenant’s departure — move-out inspection.
• Job — preparation, painting and finishes, depending on the surface area and the condition of the surfaces.
• Clean handover — the apartment is ready for the new tenant’s move-in inspection.

When the window is tight (notice not respected, tenant in a hurry, late water damage), we tighten the organisation around your inspection date — feasibility and scheduling are set with you in the quote.

An urgent property-management job? An inspection within the fortnight? Call 022 795 17 00 or request your quote — quick response.