Before Move-in and move-out cleaning of the empty apartment, in eight Tri-State zones.
Move-in and move-out cleaning is the clean of an empty unit: with the furniture gone, the crew reaches inside cabinets, drawers, closets and appliances. Creative Cleaning Inc. cleans across Manhattan, Brooklyn, Queens, the Bronx, Staten Island, Yonkers, Mount Vernon and New Jersey.
Many NYC buildings ask for a certificate of insurance and a booked service elevator on moving day, so ask yours for its rules first. The same empty-unit clean serves a tenant handing back the keys, an owner readying a unit and a manager turning an apartment over.
EMPTY-UNIT CLEANING
Move-in and move-out cleaning breaks down into sixteen tasks, grouped here into five kinds of work. A move-in clean runs the same list before the furniture arrives.
KITCHEN
In the kitchen, Inside Cabinets & Drawers, Oven Interior Cleaning, Refrigerator Interior Cleaning, Microwave & Dishwasher Cleaning and Stovetop Cleaning reach what is finally empty. In a lived-in home, that appliance work belongs to a deep-clean visit.
BATHROOMS
Bathroom Top-to-Bottom covers the tub or shower, tile, toilet, medicine cabinet and fixtures, including the hard-water scale that builds up on them.
CLOSETS
Closet Interior Cleaning covers rods, shelves and floors while the closets stand empty. Once the boxes are unpacked, keeping the home clean is residential cleaning.
WALLS & FIXTURES
Baseboard & Trim Scrubbing covers baseboards, moldings and door frames. Walls are spot-cleaned of marks, not patched or painted, and switches, outlets, cover plates, light fixtures, ceiling fans and vent covers are wiped.
WINDOWS & FLOORS
Interior Window, Sill & Track Cleaning covers standard-size windows from the inside only. Hard Floor Washing covers every hard floor, and Carpet Vacuuming covers carpeted rooms once they are empty.
HANDOVER
Final Walk-Through Inspection is the crew's last check of the unit against the booked list, before it leaves. It is not the landlord's inspection: how clean a unit must be handed back is set by your lease.
TIMING
A move-out clean is booked after the last box is out and before the keys go back; a move-in clean, before the furniture arrives. The cleaning itself does not decide what happens to the security deposit.
THE FULL LIST