Empty place.
Properly clean.
What's included
- Inside oven, broiler, racks, and glass
- Inside microwave, fridge, freezer, dishwasher
- All cabinets, drawers, closets — inside and out
- Counters, backsplash, sink, faucet, range hood
- All bathrooms — tile, grout, fixtures, descaled
- Tub, shower, glass doors, toilet — every angle
- Walls spot-cleaned for marks and scuffs
- Baseboards, window tracks, door frames
- Light fixtures, ceiling fans, air vents dusted
- Floors vacuumed and mopped throughout
Everything the last
tenant didn't do.
A move-in clean is more thorough than a deep clean, because nothing is in the way yet — we get inside every cabinet, appliance and closet while the place is still empty.
Kitchen — every inch
- Inside oven, broiler, racks, glass
- Inside microwave, top to bottom
- Inside fridge and freezer — all shelves and drawers
- Inside dishwasher — filter, gasket, racks
- All cabinets — fronts, insides, handles
- Counters, backsplash, sink, faucet
- Range hood, vent, filter
Bathrooms — top to bottom
- Tile and grout scrubbed
- Tub, shower, glass doors descaled
- Toilet — base, behind, hinges, hardware
- Sink, vanity, mirror
- Floor including corners and edges
- Exhaust fan dusted
- Inside cabinets and drawers
Closets & storage
- Inside every closet — shelves, floor, walls
- All cabinet and drawer interiors
- Linen closets, pantries, hall closets
- Coat closets and shoe storage areas
- Built-ins wiped down inside and out
Detail work everywhere
- Baseboards in every room
- Window tracks, sills, frames
- Interior windows wiped
- Door frames, door tops, handles
- Light switches, outlet covers
- Air vents and ceiling fans dusted
- Walls spot-cleaned for marks
- Floors vacuumed and mopped throughout
What the last tenant
left behind.
Most units get a turnover wipe between tenants — counters, floors, a pass at the bathroom. What almost never happens is inside the oven, behind the fridge, the inside of the kitchen cabinets, or the tracks of the shower door. That’s what you inherit on day one, and it’s far easier to deal with before your things are in the room.
The two rooms that matter most.
1. The kitchen. Inside the oven, the fridge and freezer, the dishwasher filter, the range hood, and every cabinet and drawer interior. This is where turnover cleans stop and where you’ll be putting your food.
2. The bathroom. Tile and grout, the tub and shower doors descaled, behind and around the toilet, inside the vanity. Twenty minutes with a spray bottle doesn’t touch any of it.
None of this is glamorous and all of it is easier while the apartment is empty. Once the boxes are in, it’s a much bigger job — and it usually just doesn’t get done.
Getting keys September 1?
So is half of Boston.
Most Greater Boston leases turn over on September 1 — the busiest moving day in the country. Trucks double-parked across Allston and Brighton, elevators booked solid in Back Bay, and every cleaner’s calendar full weeks in advance.
How turnover week actually works.
August 25–31 — the move-out crunch. Your unit has to be empty and walkthrough-ready before you hand back the keys. These are the most-booked cleaning days of the entire year — the earlier in August you book, the more choice you have.
September 1 — keys change hands. Landlords run back-to-back walkthroughs. A unit that’s professionally cleaned gets a checkbox inspection; one that isn’t gets an itemized deduction list.
September 1–7 — the move-in wave. The apartment you’re moving into was vacated hours before you got the keys. If nobody booked it a real clean, you’re unpacking into someone else’s year of kitchen grease. Book the move-in clean for the day you get keys, before the truck arrives.
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Landlord or agent juggling multiple September turnovers? We do back-to-back vacant units — see how we work with real estate agents and property managers.
Leaving a place too?
We do that end as well.
Same clean, opposite direction. A move-out clean leaves the old place walkthrough-ready for the landlord. Same scope, same flat pricing, from $299 — and plenty of September clients book both ends in one go.
The smart order for a September move.
1. Clean before the boxes. Book the move-in clean for the day you get keys, before the truck arrives. An empty apartment gets a dramatically better clean than a full one.
2. Unpack into organized space. Our home organizing team can set up your kitchen, closets, or pantry as you unpack — a Half Day Organize is $180 and turns box chaos into a system.
3. Keep it that way. Start recurring cleaning from day one — it’s 10% cheaper than one-time cleans and your place never gets the chance to slide.
Already settled and just need a reset? That’s a deep clean — same thoroughness, no moving boxes required.
Four things we
actually commit to.
Cleaned to walkthrough standard
The same standard we clean an empty unit to for a landlord walkthrough. Every surface, inside everything. No shortcuts.
Background-checked cleaners
Every cleaner on our team is background-checked before stepping into a vacant unit. Insured and bonded.
We re-clean if you're not happy
If anything's missed, tell us within 24 hours and we come back free. Critical when you're moving in on a deadline — we won't leave you stuck.
Often same-week availability
Move-out timing is tight. We schedule around end-of-month crunch. Book as early as you can — same-week is often possible, next-day isn't guaranteed.
Questions we
get asked a lot.
Book the clean.
Then unpack.
Book in seconds. Flat pricing. Best booked for the day you get keys.
Book a move-in clean →Real reviews,
real homes.
Unmess did a fantastic job — highly recommend. I requested a deep clean and they took their time and were incredibly thorough, leaving everything spotless and well organized. Scheduling was quick and easy, pricing was very fair, and they showed up right on time.
Amazing service! The booking process was super easy, and the cleaning was very detailed. My home looks soo beautiful, and the team was professional and efficient. I'll definitely continue using their services. Highly recommend!
Outstanding service. I hated having to talk to people on the phone to schedule things — this was just a case of scheduling a calendar slot (like every other sensible business, but somehow almost never for cleaners). Service was well priced, and they did a great job. Will hire again.
Recent cleans,
if you're curious.
A couple of photos from real turnover cleans around Boston — tucked away here so the page stays tidy.
See photos from recent turnover cleans
