Move-out and move-in cleaning · Louisville, KY
Louisville area
The Moving Clean for Louisville rentals and home sales, explained alongside Kentucky's security deposit statute, the tenant's cleaning duty under KRS 383.605 and the paperwork the Attorney General tells renters to keep.
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 Louisville. 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.
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Move-out and move-in cleaning Pricing
Priced by the home, not by the hour. Prices start at the amounts shown, from the current Louisville 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 →Roughly 38 percent of occupied homes in Jefferson County are rented, so a lot of Louisville moves end with a walkthrough and a question about the deposit. Kentucky's landlord and tenant statutes are specific about how that walkthrough works, and knowing the steps makes the cleaning plan simple.
Below are the rules as the statutes write them, what they mean for the day you hand back the keys, and what the Moving Clean covers. This is general information, not legal advice; your lease and the statute itself are the final word.
Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act handles deposits in KRS 383.580. Before move-in, the landlord must keep security deposits in a separate account and give the tenant a signed list of any damage that already exists. At move-out, the landlord inspects the unit and lists any damage being charged against the deposit, and the tenant has the right to inspect it too and either sign the list or dispute it.
The statute has one deadline worth circling. If a tenant who owes no rent does not respond within 60 days after the landlord sends notice of a refund due, the landlord may keep the deposit. Leave a forwarding address and answer that notice.
One more wrinkle: Kentucky lets cities and counties adopt the act, but only in its entirety and without amendment. Whether it applies to your lease depends on where the home sits, so check with your city or county before relying on it.
KRS 383.605 asks a tenant to keep the part of the premises they use as clean and safe as its condition permits, and to keep plumbing fixtures as clean as their condition permits. The phrase that matters is condition. A 1920s bathroom with crazed tile is not expected to look new, but it is expected to be clean.
In practice, the move-out inspection compares the unit with the damage list signed at move-in. Soap scum, grease on the range hood and a dirty refrigerator are cleaning problems, not damage, and they are the easiest items to take off the table before the landlord walks through.
The Kentucky Attorney General's rental housing guidance tells renters to keep a signed move-in checklist and photos of any damage that was already there. Without a lease term saying otherwise, the notice to move out on a monthly rental is 30 days.
Add one item to that file: photos of the clean unit on the last day, taken after the Moving Clean and before you return the keys. Room by room, with the oven, refrigerator and bathroom included, is the version that helps most if the move-out list is disputed.
Cleaners do not carry out furniture or large items, so plan the bulky pickup first. In Oldham County the franchise hauler takes one bulk item a week by appointment. Simpsonville holds bulk pickup on the last Friday of each month, with items set out the Thursday before. Inside Louisville Metro, check your own collection schedule, because Jeffersontown and other incorporated cities run their own.
Book the Moving Clean for the day after the last load leaves. An empty room gets the floors along every wall, and the inside of each closet and cabinet can be reached.
The Moving Clean includes everything in a One-Time Deep Clean, from hand washed baseboards to soaked stovetop grates, and adds the inside of the oven, the refrigerator and the kitchen and bathroom cabinets. In Louisville it will run $350.00 to $727.00 depending on size, with a two bedroom apartment at $440.00.
It works the same way for a buyer moving into an empty house. With about 23 percent of county housing in buildings of five or more units, many of these cleans will be apartments, and the cost page shows every row.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Louisville 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.
