Move-out and move-in cleaning · Lancaster, PA
Lancaster County area
The Moving Clean for Lancaster rentals and sales, explained around the Pennsylvania deposit deadline, the city's rental inspections and how to clear out the big items first.
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 Lancaster. 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 Lancaster.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Lancaster 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 Lancaster 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 Lancaster. 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 Lancaster 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 →More than half of occupied homes in the City of Lancaster are rented, about 51.4 percent, so lease endings are a regular part of life here. Students add to it, with Millersville University listing about 6,500 undergraduates and 1,000 graduate students and Franklin & Marshall College sitting on Harrisburg Avenue in the city's northwest.
This guide lays out the state rule on deposits, what the local inspection rules mean for owners and tenants, and how a Moving Clean fits in.
Pennsylvania's Landlord and Tenant Act requires a landlord to return the deposit or give a written list of damages within 30 days after the lease ends. A landlord who misses that deadline loses the right to withhold any of it. The state also caps a residential deposit at two months' rent in the first year of a lease and one month's rent after that.
A deposit here can therefore represent real money, and a clean home takes one easy argument off the table. Take dated photos of each room after the clean, keep the confirmation with them, and give your landlord a forwarding address in writing. If you are unsure how the law applies to your own lease, a tenant organization or attorney can answer that better than any cleaning company.
The City of Lancaster licenses residential rentals under Chapter 238 and plans to inspect every rental property at least once every six years. Its lead ordinance separately requires rentals built before 1978 to meet lead safety requirements, covering about 12,000 older rentals on a four-year inspection cycle.
Neither program is about cleanliness as such, though an owner getting a unit ready will want it clean before anyone walks through. Nearby boroughs have their own schedules. Lititz requires each rental unit to hold a license and pass inspection every three years, and Columbia requires an inspection before occupancy and each time tenants change, which puts the Moving Clean right on the turnover checklist for a landlord in that borough.
A Moving Clean is meant for an empty home, and cleaners do not haul furniture, debris or construction waste. So plan the clear out before the visit. The city provides weekly curbside trash and recycling and collects up to six 32 gallon, 30 pound bags per household each week.
City households may also set out one oversized item, such as a sofa or mattress set, per week, while appliances go on a monthly pickup with a paid tag. If you have a few large pieces, start early, because one a week adds up slowly at the end of a lease.
Half-used cleaners, liquid paint, stains and thinners should not go in the bag. LCSWMA's Household Hazardous Waste Facility at 1299 Harrisburg Pike takes them from county residents at no charge.
The One-Time Moving Clean takes the whole deep clean list, including hand washed baseboards, wet-wiped blinds, window tracks, and shower glass treated for hard water spots, then adds inside the oven, refrigerator and cabinets. Those three interiors are often what a landlord or buyer opens first.
Starting prices run $350.00 to $727.00 across the five home sizes, beginning at $350.00. The same service works for a move-in. A buyer taking over one of the many homes in the city built in 1939 or earlier may well want those cabinets cleaned before unpacking a single dish, and a renter moving into a rowhouse has the same interest in a fresh start.
Before a move-in, also check the pipe material serving the house. The city keeps an online service line inventory so residents can look that up.
Good sequencing avoids paying twice or missing a deadline. Treat these as a checklist and adjust the order to your own lease.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Lancaster 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.
