Residential Services — Move-Out Cleaning
Leave it better than you found it
Lease-end and pre-sale cleaning that meets landlord and realtor standards. Protect your deposit or maximize your sale price.
Whether you are closing out a lease or preparing a home for sale, the condition you leave behind matters. Landlords scrutinize every surface when deciding about security deposits. Buyers form impressions in the first thirty seconds of a showing. A move-out cleaning from Salt & Slate ensures the space you leave behind reflects well on you and protects your financial interests.
We clean to landlord and realtor standards, which means going beyond what a casual tidying accomplishes. We clean inside your oven and refrigerator, scrub shower grout back to its original color, wet-wipe every blind, and clean interior windows and tracks. We wipe inside every cabinet and drawer, address wall scuffs, detail baseboards, and clean ceilings. The surfaces that tenants and homeowners stop noticing over time are exactly the ones landlords inspect.
For renters, a thorough move-out cleaning often pays for itself by protecting your deposit. For sellers, it translates directly into stronger offers and faster closings. Buyers can tell the difference between a home that was wiped down and one that was professionally cleaned. We make sure yours falls into the second category.
Room by Room
Full Cleaning Checklist
Our most comprehensive cleaning service. A move-out clean uses the same checklist as our move-in clean — every surface top to bottom, inside cabinets, drawers, closets, and appliances — with a final walkthrough against landlord and realtor inspection standards.
Kitchen
Included
- ✓ Remove cobwebs
- ✓ Dust light fixtures
- ✓ Dust all windowsills, window frames, & ledges
- ✓ Dust blinds
- ✓ Dust ceiling fans
- ✓ Dry dust decor and picture frames
- ✓ Clean & dry sink & soap dish
- ✓ Clean countertops & backsplash
- ✓ Clean microwave (inside & outside)
- ✓ Clean stovetop, burners, & control panels
- ✓ Clean exteriors of large appliances (fridge, oven, dishwasher)
- ✓ Clean exterior of stationary items (toaster, coffee maker, etc.)
- ✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
- ✓ Spot clean cabinets & clean all handles
- ✓ Empty trash can & wipe down exterior
- ✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
- ✓ Clean oven hood vent
- ✓ Wipe down exteriors of all cabinets and drawers
- ✓ Wipe down interior doors & door frames
- ✓ Wipe down windowsills and window frames
- ✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards
- ✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop pantry floor & wipe down shelves
- ✓ Wipe down insides of cabinets & drawers
- ✓ Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
- ✓ Clean inside of fridge
- ✓ Clean inside of oven
Not included in this service
- — Clean interior window glass & window tracks
- — Wet wipe blinds
- — Clean ceilings
- — Clean walls*
- — Clean sliding glass doors & door tracks
Not applicable (empty home)
- n/a Wipe down table & chairs
- n/a Load dishes in dishwasher**
Bathrooms
Included
- ✓ Remove cobwebs
- ✓ Dust light fixtures and shelves
- ✓ Dust doors, windowsills & window frames
- ✓ Dust blinds
- ✓ Dust & tidy personal items & hand towels
- ✓ Clean & dry shower/tub
- ✓ Clean & dry sink, countertops, & soap dish
- ✓ Clean all mirrors & glass
- ✓ Polish towel racks, toilet paper holder
- ✓ Clean inside, outside & around toilet
- ✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
- ✓ Wipe down & disinfect cabinets
- ✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
- ✓ Empty garbage and replace bag
- ✓ Scrub tile grout in shower
- ✓ Wipe down interior doors & door frames
- ✓ Wipe down windowsills & window frames
- ✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards
- ✓ Wipe down inside of linen closet & shelves
- ✓ Wipe down inside all cabinets & drawers
- ✓ Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
Not included in this service
- — Clean interior window glass & window tracks
- — Wet wipe blinds
- — Clean ceilings
- — Clean walls*
- — Clean sliding glass doors & door tracks
Bedrooms
Included
- ✓ Remove cobwebs
- ✓ Dust light fixtures
- ✓ Dust windowsills & window frames
- ✓ Dust blinds
- ✓ Dust ceiling fans
- ✓ Dust furniture, lamps & lampshades
- ✓ Tidy area(s), fold blankets, arrange pillows, etc.
- ✓ Clean all mirrors
- ✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
- ✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
- ✓ Empty garbage and replace the bag
- ✓ Wipe down interior doors and door frames
- ✓ Wipe down windowsills and window frames
- ✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards
- ✓ Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
- ✓ Clean inside cabinets & drawers
Not included in this service
- — Clean interior window glass & window tracks
- — Wet wipe blinds
- — Clean ceilings
- — Clean walls*
- — Clean sliding glass doors & door tracks
Not applicable (empty home)
- n/a Dust & tidy decor & personal items
- n/a Make bed(s) & change sheets (if left out on edge of bed)
- n/a Vacuum furniture
- n/a Clean under furniture (if reachable) and in between couch cushions
Common Areas
Included
- ✓ Remove cobwebs
- ✓ Dust light fixtures
- ✓ Dust windowsills & window frames
- ✓ Dust blinds
- ✓ Dust ceiling fans
- ✓ Dust furniture, lamps & lampshades
- ✓ Tidy area(s), fold blankets, arrange pillows, etc.
- ✓ Clean all mirrors
- ✓ Clean all light switches & doorknobs
- ✓ Sweep / vacuum / mop floors
- ✓ Empty garbage and replace the bag
- ✓ Wipe down interior doors and door frames
- ✓ Wipe down windowsills and window frames
- ✓ Dust & wipe down baseboards
- ✓ Clean inside cabinets & drawers
- ✓ Clean inside closets & wipe down shelves
Not included in this service
- — Clean interior window glass & window tracks
- — Wet wipe blinds
- — Clean ceilings
- — Clean walls*
- — Clean sliding glass doors & door tracks
Not applicable (empty home)
- n/a Dust & tidy decor & personal items
- n/a Vacuum furniture
- n/a Clean under furniture (if reachable) and in between couch cushions
* Salt and Slate Cleaning Company will spot-clean walls only when requested or permitted, as wall paint — especially flat paint, older paint, or builder-grade paint — is highly susceptible to burnishing, streaking, dull patches, or full removal when scrubbed. Certain substances like permanent marker, crayons, dye transfer, oils, adhesive residue, and scuffs may not come off without removing or damaging paint. Salt and Slate Cleaning Company cannot guarantee the removal of marks from walls and is not liable for damage to paint or finishes during wall spot-cleaning.
** Homeowner is responsible for running dishwasher as Salt and Slate Cleaning Company is not able to determine which setting customer wants unless told specifically.
Available Add-Ons
Add any of these to your move-out cleaning when you book or at any time during your service.
Is This Right for You?
Who it’s for
Renters protecting their security deposit, homeowners staging for sale, landlords preparing units between tenants, and property managers maintaining portfolio standards. Especially valuable when the timeline between move-out and the next occupant is tight.
- → You're on the hook for a security deposit and want every surface documented and cleaned
- → The home is being listed for sale and the first showing is in 72 hours or less
- → You've already moved your furniture out and want full access cleaning before you hand back the keys
- → Landlord or property manager has a specific inspection checklist you need to satisfy
- → You're a property manager turning a unit between tenants on a tight timeline
Scope & Preparation
A few important notes
What's included in pricing
Move-out cleaning pricing covers the interior of one oven and one refrigerator. Additional ovens, refrigerators, freezers, or wall ovens are billed as add-ons ($60 per oven, $40 per fridge).
Before our team arrives
All interior storage spaces — cabinets, drawers, refrigerator, freezer, pantry, closets, and garage shelving — need to be empty before we clean. We clean surfaces thoroughly once spaces are clear; we do not sort, bag, move, or remove personal belongings, perishable food, or items left behind.
The Process
How it works
01
Book around your move date
Tell us when furniture will be out and when the landlord inspection or first showing is scheduled. We fit the cleaning between those two events.
02
Empty-home deep clean
With furniture removed, our team has full access to every surface. We clean to landlord and realtor inspection standards, covering every detail on the checklist.
03
Deposit-ready walkthrough
Your team lead walks the home against common inspection criteria to verify nothing was missed.
04
Documentation
We provide a completion summary you can share with your landlord or realtor to demonstrate the professional cleaning was performed.
Common Questions
Frequently Asked Questions
Will a move-out cleaning help me get my security deposit back?
It's not a guarantee, but it removes cleaning as a line item on the inspection report. Most deposit deductions for cleaning fall apart when you can show the landlord a professional receipt and the unit is clearly in clean condition. A move-out cleaning typically costs less than a standard cleaning deduction.
How is a move-out cleaning different from a deep clean?
Same scope as a move-in cleaning — empty home access, inside all appliances, inside all cabinets and drawers, and a final walkthrough against landlord inspection criteria. The pricing and checklist are the same as move-in. The intent is different: move-out is about meeting an external standard and protecting your interests.
Does the home need to be empty before you arrive?
Yes. We need full access to every surface, which means furniture needs to be out. Cleaning a furnished home cannot achieve the same result and can't be quoted or guaranteed at move-out standard. If you need a cleaning while still partially moved in, book a deep clean instead.
Can you work directly with my property manager?
Yes. We can coordinate access and scheduling with a property manager or landlord and provide a completion summary they can keep on file. If there's a specific inspection checklist they use, share it with us and we'll clean to those criteria.
Where We Serve
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