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Georgia Move-Out Cleaning Checklist and Deposit Rules
· 12 min read
Roswell, Fulton County. 2 residential ZIP codes covered.
Most homes here are owner-occupied, so this is usually a sale: the empty-home list before the buyer's walk-through, or before the new owner unpacks.
Move In / Out Cleaning prices for your home size
Move-in and move-out cleaning is a one-time cleaning service for an empty home. With the furniture and food gone, the interiors become the job: every cabinet and drawer, the fridge and the oven, inside and out, plus baseboards, blinds and the inside of the windows. None of that is an add-on; it is the cleaning package itself. Sizes run from one bed and one bath to four beds and two and a half baths, booked online like our other house cleaning services.
Sellers, more than tenants. About 72% of occupied homes in the city are owner-occupied (American Community Survey, 2020–2024 estimates), so most handovers here run from one owner to the next. The seller books for the day after the movers leave and before the buyer’s final walk-through. If listing photos come after the furniture is out, book the visit for the day before the photographer.
The other 28% rent. A tenant at the end of a lease books it for the day the truck is loaded, and a landlord books it between leases. About 12% of homes are townhomes and about 25% sit in buildings of five or more units; both book at their bed count.
Top down, so dust and debris fall onto floors that have not been done yet:
It is a thorough cleaning of the parts a lived-in home hides. It will not make a thirty-year-old oven look like new, and a house cleaner who says it will is selling something else.
About 45% of homes here have four or more bedrooms, and this list stops at four beds and two and a half baths, about 2,200 sq ft. For a bigger empty house, book deep cleaning in Roswell, which runs to six beds and six baths, and add the inside of the fridge, the oven and the kitchen cabinets as extras. Or call or email with the room count, and we arrange it with you.
For the buyer it works as a move-in cleaning service: the same list, run before the boxes come in. That first cleaning is the one time the cabinets are empty and easy to reach. About 25% of homes in the city were built in 2000 or later, so most buyers move into an old home with years of previous owners in the kitchen. Moving into a new home on a tight week? Book the morning the keys are yours to get the new home clean, and have the movers come later. You come home to a clean house the first night and can get settled instead of scrubbing.
Once you are settling into your new house, your cleaning needs turn to regular cleaning. Recurring cleaning runs the standard list every week, every two weeks or monthly, each date booked on its own, so you stay on top of it without a contract; monthly cleaning suits a quiet household, and a shedding dog calls for shorter gaps between cleanings.
A buyer’s walk-through and a landlord’s checklist look at the same places: the oven, the fridge, the cabinets, the tub. Compare cleaning lists, not slogans about a stress-free move, peace of mind, a spotless kitchen or a home that will sparkle. Ask any maid service, professional cleaning service or cleaning team:
The total shows online for your size before you confirm, and no payment is taken at booking; the cleaning cost calculator gives the figure by size.
No cleaning service can promise to get your security deposit back; the lease and Georgia law decide that. The visit hands you a clean home to return. Paste the lease’s move-out clause into the notes and photograph each room after the visit, the open oven and fridge included. Our move-out checklist for the state covers the rules, and the move-in cleaning checklist covers the buyer’s side.
Moving day is the last thing you need a mop bucket in the hall for. Whether you’re moving out or in, the best cleaning date is the day after the truck leaves or the day before it arrives. You do not need to be there: leave the power and water on and a way in, and a lockbox code with the agent’s name in the notes covers it.
The crew drives from Winder, about 44 miles and about 65 minutes without traffic, by US 29, GA 140 and I-85. Coverage runs by ZIP, and both residential codes here, 30075 and 30076, book online. Carpet cleaning can join the same booking by room, stairs or hallway, with every room empty and nothing to move. Offices and commercial units are not booked online; call or email first.
The move-out sizes stop at four beds and two and a half baths. For a larger empty house, book deep cleaning at its size, up to six beds and six baths, and add the inside of the fridge, the oven and the kitchen cabinets as extras. Or call or email with the room count.
No, and most sellers are not. The house is empty on the day; the team needs a way in and a way to lock up. A lockbox code, the agent's name and the power and water left on cover it. Put all of it in the notes field.
The buyer books it separately, at the same address, on the day of their choosing. The two bookings are independent. The buyer names the key holder in the notes and can add carpet cleaning to the same visit.
Yes, at its bed count. The difference is access: put the building entrance, the unit number and the parking rule in the notes, so the team reaches the door without a phone call to you.
No cleaner can promise that; the lease and your landlord decide. The visit gives you an empty, cleaned home to hand over. Paste the lease's cleaning clause into the notes and take photos of each room after the team finishes.
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