For tenants, homeowners, landlords, and property managers
Move-in and move-out cleaning across Canton and Greater Boston, scoped to the inspection standard and timed to the date on your closing or lease calendar.
A move asks enough of a household without the cleaning attached to the end of it. The cleaning, though, is what the last day tends to be judged on, whether by a landlord, a buyer, or simply by the family walking into an empty house. Ethos handles move-in and move-out cleaning across Canton and Greater Boston for tenants, homeowners, landlords, and property managers, as a single thorough visit timed to the date on the calendar.
Whether you are handing back the keys, arriving at a house someone else has just left, or turning a unit between tenants, the standard is the one that has to survive a walkthrough. You deal with a single team and a single point of contact. The finish does not vary with who happens to be on the schedule that week.
Our Move-In / Move-Out Cleaning Task List
The standard scope includes:
- Oven and refrigerator interiors
- Kitchen appliance exteriors
- Cabinet and drawer interiors
- Closet interior wipe-outs
- Bathroom deep sanitizing
- Tile and grout cleaning
- Baseboards and door frames
- Floor vacuuming and mopping
- Window sill and track cleaning
- Final inspection walkthrough
What a move-out clean covers
The scope goes well past a standard visit. It concentrates on the places that are actually inspected at move time, which are rarely the places an everyday clean attends to.
Moving in: a house that is genuinely clean
Before the first box is opened, we make certain the new place has been cleaned rather than tidied by whoever left it. Kitchens and bathrooms are sanitized, cabinets and closets wiped out, and every floor and surface attended to. It is a small thing on paper and a considerable one in practice, since the first night in a house has a way of setting the tone for the rest of them.
Passing inspection and returning a deposit
On the way out, we clean to the standard an inspection applies rather than the one habit applies, which is what a lease requires and what a landlord looks for. That means the oven, the refrigerator, the inside of cabinets and closets, the grout, and the baseboards. All of it is settled before the walkthrough rather than argued about after it.
Realtors and property managers: unit turns
For landlords, agents, and property managers, we provide make-ready cleaning that can be scheduled around a closing or a new tenancy. We keep the turn short, because an empty unit earns nothing while it sits. Unit after unit the standard holds, and if you manage several properties, we are glad to discuss a recurring arrangement.
How it works, and scheduling around your move
Tell us the date and the size of the space, and we will build the clean around your timeline rather than ours. Move dates slip, sometimes by hours and sometimes by days, and we stay as flexible as the schedule allows when they do. Access can be arranged either way, whether you would like to be present or would rather we let ourselves in while you attend to the move itself.
If you have a move on the calendar, call Ethos at (781) 562-1661 with the date and we will build the clean around it. Serving Canton, the South Shore, and Greater Boston.
FAQ
What's included in a move-out cleaning?
A full deep clean of the space, top to bottom, including the interior of the oven and refrigerator, the inside of cabinets and closets, bathrooms, bedrooms, living areas, and every floor, baseboard, and high-touch surface. It covers the detail areas a standard clean is not built to reach, which are the ones an inspection tends to look at first.
Will this help me get my security deposit back?
That is what it is designed to do. We clean to an inspection standard rather than a habitual one, which is what leases and landlords generally require, so the walkthrough finds the home in the condition it is meant to be in.
Is it a one-time service?
Yes. Move-in and move-out cleaning is a single deep clean, though if you would like ongoing service in the new home, recurring cleaning can be arranged.
Do you clean apartments and single-family homes?
Both. We clean apartments, condominiums, townhomes, and single-family homes across Canton and Greater Boston.
How fast can you come, and do you offer same-day service?
Turnaround depends on the day and the size of the job, and move timing is often tighter than anyone would like, so call with your date and we will tell you honestly what is possible.
Do I need to be there?
Not necessarily. A good many clients arrange access so that the cleaning can proceed while they handle the move itself, and we will settle entry with you before the day arrives.
