Move-Out & Move-In Cleaning in Clarkston, GA

This is the professional cleaning service for an empty home, whether you’re moving out or in: the day the last box leaves, or the day before yours come in. It covers everything a lived-in visit skips, inside every cabinet and drawer, the fridge and the oven, plus baseboards and the inside of the windows. Sizes run from one bed and one bath up to four beds online.

Lease turnover in a city of renters

About 82% of occupied homes in Clarkston are rented, about 54% sit in buildings of five or more units, and about 52% have two bedrooms (American Community Survey, 2020–2024 estimates). So the usual booking here is a two-bed, two-bath apartment on the last day of a lease. The tenant books it to hand the unit back clean, or a landlord or property manager books it between occupants. Either way, nobody lives there on the day, which is the point: an empty unit lets the crew reach every shelf.

Plan the way in first. Say in the notes who releases the key, the office hours, whether the entrance is locked and where a visitor may park. The notes take up to 2,000 characters, and you can upload a photo of the building entrance if the numbering is hard to follow.

The empty-unit cleaning checklist

• Through the home. Ceiling fans, vents and blinds dusted; baseboards and light switches wiped with a damp cloth; the inside of the windows and blinds wiped; mirrors and glass shelves; doors, frames and knobs. High-dusting to clear dust and debris. The cleaners vacuum or mop floors throughout: two vacuum cleaners on floors and carpets, then a wet and dry mop. Trash goes to your bin.
• Kitchen. Cabinets and drawers inside and out, countertops, the microwave inside and out, the stove top polished, the refrigerator inside and out, the oven in and out, and the outside of the dishwasher.
• Bathrooms. Showers, sinks, tile, toilets and doors scrubbed, with every cabinet inside and out; glass, shower doors and taps polished; surfaces disinfected with antibacterial spray, which is how we sanitize them.
• Bedrooms, laundry and pantry. Surfaces dusted; laundry and pantry shelves wiped with a wet cloth.

That is a thorough cleaning of a list you can check room by room, not a promise that a fifty-year-old unit will be spotless or look like new.

Moving in instead

Most Clarkston homes are older; about 53% were built before 1980. An apartment that age has housed many people before you. As a move-in cleaning service, the visit wipes its shelves and disinfects its bathroom before you unpack, so you can focus on settling into your new place rather than scrubbing on moving day. Book it for the day the office hands over the key and name who holds it. Both cleanings use the same checklist and sizes, and each is one visit, not a cleaning package. Moving into a new home leaves little time to clean, so clean your new home before the furniture arrives; an old home is far easier to reach while it is empty.

Once you get settled, recurring cleaning keeps the new home clean weekly, biweekly or monthly. If the unit is still furnished, book deep cleaning instead; it reaches the trim and window glass without needing the rooms empty.

How to compare companies for a lease-end clean

A two-bed lease-end job is short on square feet and long on detail, so ask each maid service or cleaning service the same things:

1. Is the inside of the oven, fridge and cabinets included? Here yes, on every size. On other visit types those are extras.
2. What sets the price? Here, beds and baths only; there are no hidden extras. The total shows before you confirm, and no payment is taken when you book. The cleaning cost calculator shows it by size.
3. Do they bring their own cleaning supplies? Put any question about supplies, or any cleaning products you want used or avoided, in the notes.
4. What if something is missed? You raise it at the walk-through, while the team is still in the unit.

Ads promise peace of mind and a home that will sparkle. The best cleaning choice is the company whose list you can check item by item.

The security deposit

No house cleaner can promise to get your security deposit back; the landlord decides under the lease and Georgia law (O.C.G.A. § 44-7-34). The law requires the deposit back within 30 days after the owner gets the unit, and it may not be kept for ordinary wear and tear. Read the move-out clause in your lease, paste anything it names into the notes, and photograph each room after the visit, with the oven and fridge open. Our Georgia move-out checklist covers the state rules, and the move-in cleaning checklist covers the other side of the move.

Size, scope and getting there

Book the unit at its own bedroom count, not the building’s. One bed and one bath is about 800 to 900 sq ft on the list, two beds about 1,400. Above four beds, call or email. Offices and other commercial spaces are not booked online either; our house cleaning services are for homes. Extras such as a full sink of dishes or the inside of the dryer go in the same booking, and so do carpet or upholstery cleaning if the floors and a left-behind sofa need it. Write any other cleaning needs in the notes; the crew reads them before the cleaning job starts.

The crew drives from Winder, about 42 miles and about 55 minutes without traffic on US 29, I-85 and I-285. The city has one residential ZIP, 30021, in DeKalb County, and every address in it books online. The service page for move-in and move-out cleaning has the full list.