Move-out and move-in cleaning · Provo, UT
Utah Valley
Most Provo households rent, and Utah allows cleaning as a deposit deduction. Here is how the law works, how student housing shapes the market and what a Moving Clean will cover.
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 Provo. 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 Provo.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Provo 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 Provo 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 Provo. 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 Provo 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 →About 61 percent of Provo's occupied homes are rented, so moving out is a routine event here. The stakes are real too, because a deposit can shrink based on how the unit looks on the last day.
This guide covers what Utah law says, how a rental in this city works, and how to plan an empty-home clean around it. It is general information rather than legal advice, and your lease still matters.
Census estimates put rented homes at 20,630 of the city's 34,022 occupied homes. Brigham Young University reports 37,874 daytime students, and it requires single undergraduates to spend their first two semesters in on-campus housing, BYU off-campus contracted housing or with qualifying family. That puts a large group of young renters into a defined pool of buildings, where one tenant's lease end is the next tenant's first impression.
Provo also requires anyone owning, operating or maintaining a rental dwelling to hold a Rental Dwelling License under City Code Chapter 6.26. If you are a landlord preparing a unit between tenants, the turnover clean is one line in a larger list of obligations. If you are a tenant, it is reasonable to ask whether the property holds that license.
Utah gives a landlord 30 days after a renter moves out to return the deposit balance, along with a written, itemized list of any deductions. Cleaning of the unit is among the deductions the law allows. So a kitchen left greasy can show up as a line on that list.
If the landlord misses the deadline, the renter can serve a notice giving five business days to comply, with a penalty set by statute if the landlord still does not. Keep a forwarding address on file with the landlord and keep a copy of anything you send, because that notice is much easier to serve with paperwork in hand.
The Moving Clean is built for an empty home. It starts at $391.00 for the smallest size on the rate card, and the full table is on this page. Alongside the usual kitchen, bathroom and floor work, it reaches the places an inspection tends to start:
Work backward from the handoff. Read your lease for specific checkout requirements, since some properties publish their own list. Book the clean for after the last box leaves, because a clean done around furniture leaves the worst spots untouched.
Clear out what you no longer want first. Cleaners will not haul furniture or debris. Provo sets out cleanup dumpsters for six weeks each spring and fall, and household hazardous waste and electronics go to the transfer station in Spanish Fork. Old paint and cleaning chemicals left in a closet are the sort of thing a landlord will notice.
Finally, take dated photos of each room once the work is finished. If the itemized list arrives with a cleaning charge you disagree with, photos are the most useful thing you can have. The Provo cost page shows how the Moving Clean compares with other services, and deep cleaning is the alternative if you are staying put.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Provo 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.
