Move-out and move-in cleaning · Chattanooga, TN
Chattanooga area
The Moving Clean for Chattanooga rentals and sales, timed around Tennessee's move-out inspection rule, the city's bulky trash schedule and a large, student-heavy rental market.
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 Chattanooga. Coordination with tenants or management can be arranged directly. We will work around closing dates and move-out deadlines.
Pricing starts at $350 for 1 bedroom through $727 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 Chattanooga.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga 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 Chattanooga. 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 Chattanooga 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$350supplies included | Join → |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$440supplies included | Join → |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$480supplies included | Join → |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$570supplies included | Join → |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$727supplies 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 →Nearly half of the homes in the city of Chattanooga are rented, so move-out cleaning is a routine part of local life. Tennessee law spells out how a landlord inspects a unit and handles the deposit, and those rules decide when the cleaning should happen.
This guide walks through those rules, the practical steps for emptying a home in Chattanooga, and what the Moving Clean will cover when TotalCare Cleaning comes to the city. It is general information, not legal advice; your lease and the statute control.
Tennessee's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act does not cover the whole state. It applies only in counties that had more than 75,000 people in the 2010 census, and Hamilton County is on that list. That puts rentals in Chattanooga, Hixson, Collegedale and Ooltewah under its deposit rules.
Under the act, a landlord must keep security deposits in a separate account and give the tenant a list of damages; a landlord who does neither may not keep any part of the deposit. The move-out inspection is done on the day the tenant fully vacates or within four calendar days, and the tenant may ask to be there.
Damage found later is limited too. A landlord can charge for it only if it turns up within 30 days of move-out or 7 days after a new tenant takes possession, whichever comes first.
Because the inspection can happen the same day the last box leaves, the safest plan is to have the Moving Clean done on your final day, after the furniture is out and before the keys go back. If the landlord sets the walkthrough a few days later, there is a little room, but there is no second chance once it happens.
Ask to attend the inspection. Take photos after the clean, room by room, including the oven, the refrigerator, the kitchen cabinets and the bathroom vanity. If a damage list shows up later, those photos and the cleaning confirmation are your record.
About 47.6 percent of occupied homes in the city are rented, well above the county's 36.1 percent, and Collegedale is higher still at about 56 percent. The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga enrolled a record 12,060 students in fall 2025, and Southern Adventist University in Collegedale counts more than 3,000 undergraduates, so both schools add student renters to the market. Book the Moving Clean as soon as a move date is set.
Cleaners do not move furniture or carry off large items, so the home should be empty before the visit. The City of Chattanooga collects bulky items such as furniture, mattresses and appliances on a rotating area schedule. Set them out by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your collection week; each property gets up to 12 pickups a year.
One catch for renters: the city does not offer bulky pickup to businesses, apartment complexes or landlords, and the resident or a relative must live at the address. A tenant living in a rented house can generally schedule it as a resident; a tenant in a complex should ask the property manager. In Collegedale, the city runs a monthly large trash pickup limited to one pickup truck load per household.
The Moving Clean is the most complete visit TotalCare Cleaning will offer. The Moving Clean includes all of the deep clean detail, hand washed baseboards, wet-wiped blinds, window tracks, ceiling fans and vents, plus the inside of the oven, the refrigerator and the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. It works just as well for a buyer before unpacking.
Prices run $350.00 to $727.00 by home size, with a one bedroom at $350.00 and a three bedroom at $480.00. In a city where about 29 percent of homes predate 1960, many rentals still have original cabinets and older appliances, which get mild products rather than abrasive pads. The cost page has every row.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Chattanooga 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.
