Move-out and move-in cleaning · Pittsburgh, PA
Pittsburgh area
The Moving Clean for Pittsburgh apartments, row houses and family homes, planned around Pennsylvania deposit law, a renter-majority city and the student lease cycle in Oakland.
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 Pittsburgh. 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.
🏠 Throughout the Home
🍽️ Kitchen
🚿 Bathrooms
Trust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Pittsburgh.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh 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 Pittsburgh. 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 Pittsburgh 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 →Pittsburgh is a renter's city. About 52 percent of occupied homes inside the city limits are rented, which is more than half the households in town handing back keys at some point. With 68 colleges and universities in the region and three large campuses in the city itself, many of those leases end in clusters.
This guide covers what Pennsylvania law says about your deposit, how to plan the last days in a Pittsburgh rental, and what the Moving Clean will include when TotalCare Cleaning comes to the city.
Two parts of the Pennsylvania Landlord and Tenant Act of 1951 shape every move-out here. The first is a cap: during the first year of a lease, a security deposit can be no more than two months' rent, and after the first year no more than one month's rent. The second is a deadline: within 30 days after the lease ends, the landlord must either return the deposit or give the tenant a written list of damages.
That list is where cleaning charges appear. An oven with baked-on grease, a refrigerator with old spills or a bathroom with soap film can all end up as deductions. A unit that is clean at the walkthrough, with dated photos of each room, takes away the easiest items on that list. Give the landlord a forwarding address in writing at the same time so the refund or the list has somewhere to go.
The University of Pittsburgh enrolled 31,237 students on its Oakland campus in fall 2025, and Carnegie Mellon and Duquesne are also inside the city. The neighborhoods near those campuses carry a heavy share of student and graduate leases. In Squirrel Hill North, Census 2010 figures cited by the Squirrel Hill Urban Coalition put 37 percent of residents between 18 and 24.
Those leases tend to end together, so moving trucks, cleaners and trash collection all get busy at the same time. The simple fix is to book the Moving Clean as soon as the move date is set, and to schedule it after the last box and piece of furniture is out.
The City of Pittsburgh collects household trash weekly and recycling every two weeks. Moving out produces more bags than any normal week, so check your collection day early and spread the purging across two pickups if you can. Cleaners will bag ordinary household trash and set it with your cans, but they do not haul furniture, mattresses or large items away.
Suburban rules differ. Bethel Park takes up to two bulk items during the first full week of each month, and Upper St. Clair allows up to two bulk items once a month. Mt. Lebanon collects garbage weekly with a 15 bag limit. Timing a move-out around those rules saves a lot of stress in the last week.
The Moving Clean includes everything in a One-Time Deep Clean, then goes inside the spaces a lived-in clean leaves alone. That means inside the oven, inside the refrigerator, inside kitchen cabinets and drawers, and inside bathroom cabinets and vanities. Baseboards are hand washed, window tracks cleaned and light fixtures wiped in place.
Older rentals need a gentle approach. Nearly half of city homes were built in 1939 or earlier, and plenty of apartments carved from those houses still have original cabinets, painted trim and old tile. Those get mild products and soft tools. Row houses, about 14 percent of the city's housing with other attached homes, often mean three floors and a basement, so the clean is planned from the top floor down.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Pittsburgh 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.
