Move-In & Move-Out

About This Service

A move-out clean has a different goal than a recurring clean: pass inspection, recover the security deposit, hand the property over with no surprises.

Move-in / move-out cleaning is a specialized scope. Whether you’re handing keys back, accepting a new property, or preparing a luxury rental for a turnover, the standard is the same: every surface left ready for inspection.

We coordinate with realtors, property managers, and moving companies as needed. Same-day turnaround available for high-end short-term and seasonal rentals.

Care, Not Just Cleaning: How We Protect the Property at Handover

Moving in or out of a luxury home or rental puts its finishes under stress. Our team leaves every surface ready for inspection while protecting the materials that give the property its value.

• Materials we protect: marble and natural stone, granite counters, hardwood floors, built-in wood, designer fixtures, and window treatments and other textiles that stay with the home.
• How the team works: a trained team works through the property with a written checklist and the right product for each surface, and coordinates with your realtor or property manager when needed.
• What we teach you: new owners and tenants get simple care notes for the home’s stone, wood and fabric, so the property starts its new chapter well looked after.

We care for your property as if it were our own home. Book your VIP consultation and we will walk through the home with you.

Read more: what really affects move-out cleaning cost in Los Angeles.

Before the photos and the first showing, run the pre-listing cleaning checklist. For short-term rentals, see Vrbo turnover cleaning in the Hollywood Hills. Need it today? Read about our same-day emergency cleaning service in Los Angeles.

What is a move-out cleaning in Los Angeles, and who needs one?

A move-out cleaning is a one-time, top-to-bottom clean of an empty home so it passes the landlord’s, the buyer’s or the property manager’s final walkthrough. FJ Luxury Services does move-in and move-out cleaning in houses, condos and apartments across Los Angeles, with a free estimate and a written quote within 24 hours.

The people who call us for this work usually fall into one of these groups:

• Tenants handing back keys who want the security deposit back and no cleaning charge deducted from it.
• Owners selling a home who need the property ready for photos, showings or the buyer’s final walkthrough.
• Buyers and new tenants who want the home cleaned before the boxes and the furniture arrive.
• Property managers, realtors and family offices turning over units between tenants or guests. If you look after several addresses, read how we work as one cleaning vendor for property managers and family offices.

What does a move-out clean include, room by room?

The list below is what we clean in an empty property. Anything marked “on request” is quoted separately in the same estimate, so you see the full scope before we start.

Most turnovers take between 4 and 8 hours, depending on the size of the home and its condition. If you are planning the whole move, our two-week move-out cleaning timeline and the guide to how long move-out cleaning takes by home size go into more detail.

How does it work?

1. Call or send the form. Tell us the address, the move date and whether the home will be empty. Call (747) 966-0525 or use the contact form.
2. Free walkthrough or photo review. We look at the size, the condition and the extras (carpets, exterior windows) before quoting.
3. Written quote within 24 hours. Monday to Saturday, with the scope listed room by room. No hourly surprises.
4. Cleaning and final walkthrough. One team works from the checklist, and we finish with a walkthrough and checklist photos you can send to your landlord, agent or buyer.

Why FJ Luxury Services instead of a maid app?

An app sends whoever is free that day. For a move-out that has to pass an inspection, that is a risk. With us:

• The team is insured, bonded and background-checked. You can read how our staff are vetted.
• We coordinate access with your realtor, property manager, building or moving company, so you do not have to be there.
• Surfaces such as marble, natural stone and hardwood are cleaned with products suited to each material.
• Same-day turnaround is available for high-end rentals and last-minute moves: see same-day move-out cleaning in Los Angeles.

Getting your deposit back

California law lets a landlord deduct from the deposit the cost of cleaning a unit back to the level of cleanliness it had when you moved in (California Civil Code §1950.5). That makes the final walkthrough the moment that matters. Three things help:

• Compare the unit with your move-in photos or inspection report before you book, so the scope covers what the landlord will check.
• Book the clean after the movers leave, not before. An empty home is cleaned faster and nothing gets marked again.
• Keep the checklist photos we send at the end. They show the condition you handed back.

Our full security deposit cleaning checklist for Los Angeles lists every item, and preparing for the final walkthrough explains what inspectors usually look at. Moving out of an apartment or a condo? See the apartment move-out cleaning guide and moving out of a luxury condo in LA.

Move-out cleaning by area

Beverly Hills and Bel Air

Larger homes with stone and custom finishes, often cleaned for a sale or for the next tenant of a lease. See cleaning in Beverly Hills and Bel Air, and the pre-listing cleaning checklist.

Brentwood and Westwood

Condos and family homes with building rules on move times and elevator use. We schedule around them. See Brentwood, Westwood and how to choose move-in cleaners in Brentwood.

Century City and West Hollywood

High-rise units where the building usually asks for a certificate of insurance before the move. See Century City and West Hollywood.

Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Calabasas and Hidden Hills

Seasonal rentals, gated communities and homes coming back after smoke or renovation. See Malibu, Pacific Palisades, Calabasas and Hidden Hills.

More questions about move-out cleaning

Do I need to be home during the move-out cleaning?

No. Most clients leave access with a lockbox, the building or their agent. We confirm the start and the finish by message and send checklist photos at the end.

Can you clean the same day?

Often, yes. Same-day turnaround is available for high-end rentals and last-minute moves, depending on the schedule that day. Call (747) 966-0525 to check.

How long does a move-in deep clean take?

Most move-in and move-out cleanings take 4 to 8 hours. Large homes or homes after a renovation can take longer; the written quote gives you the expected time.

How is a move-out cleaning priced?

By the property: size, condition and extras such as carpet shampoo or exterior windows. We do not publish a fixed rate because two homes of the same size rarely need the same work. Ask for a free estimate and you get a written quote within 24 hours.