The last thing standing between you and your security deposit is usually the final walkthrough. Your landlord or building manager opens the oven, pulls out a drawer, looks behind the bathroom door and runs a finger along a baseboard. Clensy's move-out cleaning is built for that inspection, room by room, in an empty home where nothing is hidden.
What a Landlord Actually Checks
Walkthroughs follow a pattern. These are the places deductions come from, and they are where our move-out checklist spends its time:
- Kitchen: inside the oven and refrigerator, the stovetop and range hood, inside every cabinet and drawer, the sink and faucet
- Bathrooms: tub and shower walls, grout lines, the toilet base, inside the vanity and medicine cabinet, mirrors and fixtures
- Every room: baseboards, door frames, switch plates and outlet covers, window sills and tracks, closet shelves
- Walls: scuffs and marks spot-cleaned where they will come off without damaging paint
- Floors: vacuumed and mopped last, corners and edges included
Your Deposit and New Jersey Law
New Jersey gives a landlord 30 days after the lease ends to return your security deposit, with an itemized list of any deductions. Normal wear and tear cannot be charged; dirt and grime left behind can. The state's Truth in Renting guide explains your rights. The simplest protection is a clean unit and dated photos of it, taken the moment we finish.
High-Rises, Walkups and Building Rules
Much of our move-out work is in Hoboken, Jersey City, Weehawken and Edgewater buildings with their own rules. Tell us when you book if your building needs an elevator reservation, a vendor list or a certificate of insurance before anyone comes in, and we will plan around it. Walkups are fine too; we bring what we need up the stairs.
Timing Around Your Move
- Book the clean for after the movers leave and before you hand back the keys
- You do not need to be there; a lockbox code, door code or front desk instructions are enough
- Moving into a new place the same day? We can clean the old home in the morning and the new one in the afternoon with a move-in clean
- The end and start of each month fill up first, so book as soon as you know your date
For Homeowners Selling
A move-out clean is also the right clean before a final walkthrough with buyers or before listing photos. An empty, detailed home shows better and reads as cared for.
Why Renters Choose Clensy
- A clear price you see online before you book
- Background-checked, insured cleaners who can work while you are out
- A checklist built around the final walkthrough
- A 100% satisfaction guarantee: tell us within 24 hours and we come back
- Local offices in Hoboken, Union City, Hackensack, Montvale and Fairfield
Move-Out Cleaning Near You
See the full list of towns we cover.
Book Your Move-Out Clean
See your price and book online, or call (862) 386-2557.