The Number 1 piece of advice I can give tenants who are planning to move out is GET RID OF JUNK NOW! The single most common mistake that tenants make when moving out of an apartment is waiting until the last minute to get rid of their junk. This is a big mistake! If you have more junk than will fit in your garbage can, you cannot just leave it in bags next to the garbage can. You cannot leave it anywhere on the premises for pickup later. Don’t put this off until the last minute. You will regret that. Everyone does. Please remember that I cannot issue security deposit refund checks until all your stuff has been removed from the premises, and that includes your junk. A good place to start is your kitchen. That pizza in your refrigerator that is 2 weeks old and is now hard as a rock isn’t going to become more edible with age.