Move-out and move-in cleaning · Fort Worth, TX
Fort Worth area
How to leave a Fort Worth rental or sold home clean: the Texas deposit refund deadline, the forwarding address tenants forget, the city's bulk trash week and what a Moving Clean covers.
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 Fort Worth. Coordination with tenants or management can be arranged directly. We will work around closing dates and move-out deadlines.
Pricing starts at $391 for 1 bedroom through $817 for 5 bedrooms. All priced by the home, all supplies included.
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Trust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Fort Worth.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth 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 Fort Worth. 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 Fort Worth 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$391supplies included | Join → |
| 2 Bed / 2 Bathabout 1,600 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$493supplies included | Join → |
| 3 Bed / 2 Bathabout 2,000 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$538supplies included | Join → |
| 4 Bed / 3 Bathabout 2,800 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$640supplies included | Join → |
| 5 Bed / 4 Bathabout 4,500 sq ft | The full TotalCare Cleaning standard, appliances, cabinet interiors | starting at$817supplies 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 →Roughly 42.6 percent of occupied Fort Worth homes are rented, which adds up to a steady stream of lease endings across the city, on top of the homes that change owners. Whatever the reason for the move, the last clean is what the landlord or buyer judges at the walkthrough.
This guide covers the Texas rules that decide when a deposit comes back, the Fort Worth trash and bulk collection steps that clear a home before the cleaners arrive, and exactly what the Moving Clean does in an empty house or apartment.
Texas Property Code Section 92.103 requires a landlord to refund a security deposit on or before the 30th day after the tenant surrenders the premises. The clock starts when you give the place back, not when the lease date passes, so returning keys promptly matters.
The Texas Attorney General adds two points tenants often miss. First, you must give the landlord a forwarding address in writing to receive the refund. Second, any deduction for damages has to be itemized. A list of deductions is the landlord's to write, so the goal of a move-out clean is simple: leave nothing on that list that a cleaning could have prevented.
Take dated photos of every room after the clean, inside the oven and refrigerator included, and keep them with your lease and the cleaning confirmation.
A Moving Clean works on an empty home. Furniture, boxes and leftover piles slow the visit and hide the floors and baseboards that need the most attention. Fort Worth Environmental Services collects one bulky item pile per household during an assigned week each month, up to 10 cubic yards at no extra charge. The pile has to be at the curb by 7 a.m. on the Monday of your week, so check your collection week early in the move.
Bulk collection has limits. It does not take bagged trash, glass, electronics, tires, batteries, construction debris or appliances that hold coolant or fuel. Plan separate drop-offs for those. Cleaners bag ordinary household trash and set it in your carts, but they do not haul furniture, appliances or debris.
Moving within the area or out to Grapevine? Grapevine collects only its blue trash cart on regular trash days, and extra bagged trash waits for bulk day, so pack the last bags with that in mind.
The Moving Clean includes everything in a One-Time Deep Clean, hand washed baseboards, wet-wiped blinds, window tracks, ceiling fans and vents wiped in place, cabinet fronts degreased, shower glass treated for hard water spots and faucets detailed. The Moving Clean then adds the parts of a home that only become reachable when it is empty: inside the oven, inside the refrigerator, and inside the kitchen and bathroom cabinets and drawers.
Prices run $391.00 to $817.00 across the five home sizes. An empty one bedroom apartment is $391.00, and a three bedroom house is $538.00.
Hard water rings. Fort Worth water runs 108 to 150 parts per million of hardness, and a tub, shower door or sink that has not been treated in a year shows it plainly. The Moving Clean treats glass and details the faucets, which is the first thing many walkthroughs check.
Dust on vents and fans. Units that sat closed and air conditioned through a summer of mid 90s highs and 100 degree days carry a gray layer on return grilles and fan blades. Those are wiped in place.
Old finishes. Close to 31 percent of the city's housing dates from before 1969. In older rentals, original cabinets, tile and painted trim get mild products, not abrasive pads, so the clean does not add wear a landlord might count as damage.
The same Moving Clean works for an empty home before you unpack. It is the cleanest moment a house will ever have for wiping out cabinets and the refrigerator, and it clears the previous owner's dust from fans and vents. New residents also have the city's bulk week and trash rules to learn, so the move-in tips above apply in reverse.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Fort Worth 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.
