Empty-home cleaning for tenants, landlords, buyers and sellers across South Florida, inside every cabinet, closet and appliance, scheduled to the day the keys change hands.
An empty home hides nothing. The rectangle where the refrigerator stood, the dust line behind the headboard and the crumbs in the back of the pantry are suddenly the only things in the room. Gulf & Bay Cleaning Co. cleans homes at exactly that moment, for tenants who want the full deposit back, landlords and property managers turning a unit for the next lease, sellers who want the buyer’s final walkthrough to go smoothly and buyers who want to unpack into a home that is actually clean.
The checklist is longer than a regular cleaning because everything is open and reachable. Every cabinet and drawer is cleaned inside and out. Closets are wiped down, shelves included. The oven, refrigerator and dishwasher are cleaned inside. Baseboards, door frames, switch plates and light fixtures are wiped by hand. Windows are cleaned inside with the tracks vacuumed, blinds are dusted and AC vents are cleared. Floors are the last step, vacuumed and mopped edge to edge, followed by a sweep of the garage, lanai or balcony so the outside matches the inside.
Timing is the hard part, and it is where most move-out cleanings go wrong. Leases in Florida usually end on the last day of the month, closings land on a specific afternoon, and the movers rarely finish when they said they would. We schedule around all of it, including the same-day gap between the truck leaving and the walkthrough. In condo towers on Brickell, Sunny Isles, Hallandale Beach and along Gulf Shore Boulevard in Naples, that also means reserving the service elevator and loading dock through the building, which we handle with the property manager in advance.
Landlords and property managers get photos of every room when we finish and a checklist that matches what a typical Florida lease asks for at turnover. Tenants get the same checklist, which makes the deposit conversation short. Tell us the size of the home, whether it will be empty and the date the keys change hands, and you get a firm price before we start. The crew is licensed, insured and bilingual, and brings its own supplies. If the home needs a carpet extraction or a post-renovation dust pass on top, we can fold that into the same visit.
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FAQ
Empty is best, because the whole point is to clean inside cabinets, closets and behind where furniture stood. If a few boxes or a piece of furniture stays, we work around it and note it in the photos. For a move-in clean, book us for the day before the truck arrives so the cabinets and floors are ready to load.
It removes cleaning as a reason for a deduction. Our move-out checklist covers what Florida landlords and property managers typically check: inside appliances, cabinets, bathrooms, floors, blinds and windows. You receive photos of every room at completion, which is useful documentation if there is a disagreement. Damage, paint and repairs are separate from cleaning.
Yes, and it is the most common request. Give us the moving window and we schedule the crew for the afternoon, so the home is cleaned between the truck leaving and the walkthrough or key handoff. If the movers run late, message us and we adjust. For closings, we aim to finish the day before whenever the schedule allows.
Yes. High-rise buildings on Brickell, Sunny Isles, Hallandale and in Naples often require a certificate of insurance, an elevator reservation, elevator pads and a loading dock window. We send the paperwork to the property manager ahead of time and book the elevator around your movers, so the cleaning does not collide with the move.
Yes. Every move-out clean ends with photos of each room, the inside of appliances and cabinets, and any pre-existing damage we notice, sent the same day. Property managers turning multiple units get the same report format every time, so units can be listed or shown without a separate inspection visit.
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