Move-out and move-in cleaning · Bellevue, WA
Bellevue and Eastside area
The Moving Clean for Bellevue apartments, condos and houses, planned around Washington's deposit law, the signed move-in checklist and a city where nearly half of homes are rented.
What's Covered
The One-Time Moving Clean covers every surface and area that appears on a typical landlord move-out inspection report, not just the surfaces that are easy to clean. Interior appliances, cabinet interiors, baseboards, window sills, and grout are the most common sources of security deposit deductions. All are standard checklist items.
TotalCare Cleaning will work with buyers, sellers, landlords, property managers, and real estate agents in Bellevue. Coordination with tenants or management can be arranged directly. We will work around closing dates and move-out deadlines.
Pricing starts at $414 for 1 bedroom through $864 for 5 bedrooms. All priced by the home, all supplies included.
🏠 Throughout the Home
🍽️ Kitchen
🚿 Bathrooms
Trust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Bellevue.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Bellevue will be covered by $1,000,000 in general liability insurance. From hardwood floors to granite countertops and custom cabinetry, if anything is damaged during the clean, you are fully protected.
✓ Fully InsuredTotalCare Cleaning does not retain, copy, or transport house keys. Entry and access instructions are handled securely through our booking system. You control access to your Bellevue property at every step.
✓ Keys Stay HomeIf an area on your checklist was missed, report it in your customer portal or by email by the end of the day after your clean, with a photo, and a professional returns to re-clean that area at no charge. No forms, no friction, no arguments.
✓ Re-Clean GuaranteeWe will follow the same standard operating procedure on every single job in Bellevue. The TotalCare Cleaning standard is not a marketing claim. It is a documented, auditable procedure that governs every hour of work in your home.
Move-out and move-in cleaning Pricing
Priced by the home, not by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown, from the current Bellevue rate card, with supplies included.
| Home Size | What's Covered | One-Time Moving Clean (Move-Out) Price | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 Bed / 1 Bathabout 800 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$414supplies included | Join → |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$522supplies included | Join → |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$570supplies included | Join → |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$677supplies included | Join → |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$864supplies included | Join → |
Priced by the home, never by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown; your exact price is set by your home. Home sizes assume the square footage shown, and a larger home, extra half baths or add-ons change the price.
Join the Opening List →About 48 percent of occupied homes in Bellevue are rented, and in neighboring Redmond the share is closer to 57 percent. That makes the end of a lease an important moment for a top to bottom clean in an Eastside home. Washington has specific rules about what a landlord can keep from a deposit, and knowing them changes how you prepare.
This guide covers the state law, the checklist that decides most deposit questions, how building rules in a high-rise differ from a house, and what the Moving Clean covers in an empty home.
Under the Washington Residential Landlord-Tenant Act, a landlord has 30 days after a tenant moves out to return the deposit or give a full and specific statement of the reasons any part of it is being kept. The clock runs from the end of the tenancy and your move-out, so the condition of the home on the day you leave is what counts.
Two other parts of the law matter just as much. A landlord cannot keep deposit money for wear that comes from ordinary use, and cannot charge for carpet cleaning unless the landlord documents wear to the carpet beyond ordinary use. And a landlord cannot collect a deposit at all unless a written checklist describing the unit's condition and cleanliness was given at move-in and signed by both landlord and tenant.
Because the checklist is required, it is the document the landlord compares against when you leave. Find your copy before the clean. If it noted the oven as clean, the inside of the oven should be clean again. If it recorded scuffed walls or a worn carpet in the hallway, that is ordinary wear the law does not let the landlord charge you for.
Take dated photos of every room after the Moving Clean, inside the appliances and cabinets included, and keep them with the checklist and your forwarding address. If the 30 days pass without a full statement, those three things are what you will need.
Downtown Bellevue is the city's fastest-growing residential neighborhood, with close to 9,900 housing units, and about 29 percent of all Bellevue housing sits in buildings with 20 or more units. If your building asks residents to reserve an elevator or loading area for moves, plan the clean for after the movers have finished, and ask the management office how cleaners should check in.
Single family detached homes make up about 46 percent of Bellevue housing. A rented house adds a garage, more bathrooms and often a deck or patio door track full of needles and leaves. Clear the garage yourself before the visit; the Moving Clean covers the living space, not storage clutter. A rental near one of the greenbelts or parks tends to collect more of that outdoor debris than a home on a paved street.
Cleaners do not carry out furniture, mattresses or piles of boxes, and an empty room is the one that comes out cleanest. Bellevue's garbage, recycling and compost collection is run by Republic Services, so regular household trash can go in your carts. For larger loads, the Factoria Transfer Station in Bellevue takes garbage, recycling and household hazardous waste such as old paint and cleaning products you do not want to move.
In the wet months, plan for mud. Rain falls on about 156 days in a normal year at the nearest NOAA station, and moving day in November means movers tracking water and grit across every floor. Book the Moving Clean for after the movers, not before.
The Moving Clean includes everything in a One-Time Deep Clean, such as hand washed baseboards, wet-wiped blinds, window tracks and wiped vents, plus inside the oven, inside the refrigerator, inside the kitchen cabinets and drawers, and inside bathroom cabinets and vanities. It is priced by home size and runs $414.00 to $864.00. A two bedroom home is $522.00.
The same clean works for a buyer or new tenant moving in, before the boxes arrive. If you are moving into Bellevue rather than out, the cost page lays out every row, and the recurring cleaning guide helps you plan what comes after.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Bellevue and surrounding areas with background-checked cleaners and is insured up to $1 million. Re-clean guarantee: if we missed something, tell us by the end of the next day and we come back to fix it. Beyond Clean. TotalCare.
