Move-out and move-in cleaning · Toledo, OH
Toledo area
A Toledo move-out, step by step: what Ohio deposit law requires of you and your landlord, how the city handles water accounts and bulk trash, and what the 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 Toledo. 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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Trust & Safety
Every TotalCare Cleaning professional will be background-checked and screened before their first job in Toledo.
✓ Background-checkedEvery TotalCare Cleaning house cleaning in Toledo 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 Toledo 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 Toledo. 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 Toledo 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 →Close to half of Toledo households rent, about 47 percent by Census estimates, so a lot of people in this city go through a move-out walkthrough every year or two. Ohio law sets a clear deadline for the deposit and a couple of steps that tenants often skip. Getting the cleaning right is the part most within your control.
This guide covers the Ohio rules, the Toledo specifics around water and trash, and what TotalCare Cleaning's Moving Clean will do in an empty home.
Under Ohio Revised Code 5321.16, a landlord has 30 days after the lease ends and the tenant gives up possession to return the security deposit or deliver an itemized written notice of what was deducted. That clock starts with possession, so handing back the keys is the moment that counts.
The same section adds a step tenants miss: to recover damages for a deposit that is wrongfully withheld, you must give the landlord a forwarding address in writing. Put it in an email or a letter, keep a copy, and do it before or at move-out.
Ohio law also says a tenant must keep their part of the premises safe and sanitary and keep the plumbing fixtures they use as clean as their condition permits. A bathtub ring, a crusted toilet base or a greasy range hood are exactly the things a landlord will point to when itemizing.
The Moving Clean is a deep clean built for an empty home, plus the interiors that a lived-in clean cannot reach. Across the five home sizes it will run $350.00 to $727.00, and a two bedroom apartment will be $440.00.
About 58 percent of Toledo housing was built before 1960. The city's Lead Safe program requires rental properties of one to four units built before 1978 to meet lead-safe standards and hold a Lead-Safe Certificate, and certification includes dust wipe testing of floors, window sills and window wells by a lead inspector.
That is the landlord's obligation, not the tenant's, but it explains why owners of older rentals pay close attention to sills and floors at turnover. A Moving Clean wet wipes sills, wells and floors and never sands or scrapes paint. Chipped paint on an old sill is a repair item to report to the landlord, not something to scrub.
Cleaners do not move furniture or take away large items, so plan the trash side of the move first. Since January 2026, Toledo residents can set out up to 5 bulk items, each under 40 pounds, with weekly trash pickup without scheduling. Recycling goes out every other week with Republic Services, and it has to be clean and free of food, so rinse jars and break down boxes ahead of time.
Moving from a suburb has its own rules. Maumee requires a bulk tag and a scheduled Monday pickup for furniture and mattresses, and Perrysburg requires mattresses to be sealed in plastic for collection.
Toledo's Department of Public Utilities contracts water service with the deed holder of record, verified through the Lucas County Auditor, so a tenant is billed only if the landlord has filed an authority form. If water is in your name, settle the final bill with the city; if not, confirm with the landlord that it will stay on through the cleaning day, because a Moving Clean needs running water.
Schedule the clean for after the last box leaves and before the walkthrough. Take dated photos of each room once it is done. If you are buying or renting a new place in the area, the move-in guide covers the other side of the move.
Frequently Asked Questions
TotalCare Cleaning will service Toledo 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.
