Move-Out Cleaning Cost Guide: GTA Prices & What's Included

Move-out cleaning in the GTA starts at $308 for a 1-bedroom apartment — flat-rate, with the exact price confirmed at checkout before booking.

Whether you're returning keys to a landlord, completing a sale, or vacating a rental at end-of-tenancy, a professional move-out clean covers every surface a standard visit skips. This guide breaks down exactly what you pay, what's included, and which add-ons give you the best chance of a clean handover.

What's Included in a Move-Out Clean

Move-out cleaning goes deeper than a regular visit. Vetted Houmse cleaners cover the following at the base price:

• ✓ Kitchen — all surfaces, counters, cabinet and drawer exteriors
• ✓ Bathroom deep-scrub — grout, fixtures, toilets, tub/shower, exhaust fan
• ✓ Baseboards, window sills, and door frames throughout
• ✓ Light fixtures and ceiling fans wiped
• ✓ Walls spot-cleaned (scuffs and marks)
• ✓ All floors vacuumed and mopped
• ✗ Inside fridge — add-on: $35
• ✗ Inside oven — add-on: $40
• ✗ Interior windows — add-on: $50
• ✗ Laundry & folding — add-on: $30
• ✗ Garage — add-on: $60
• ✗ Carpet steam-cleaning — not offered (requires specialist equipment)
• ✗ Exterior windows — not offered

Move-Out Cleaning Prices in the GTA

All Houmse prices are flat-rate. The price shown at checkout is the price you pay — no hourly overruns, no surprise charges on moving day.

Prices are base move-out cleaning. Add-ons are itemised at checkout. Last-minute bookings may carry a scheduling premium depending on availability.

Optional Add-Ons

Select add-ons at checkout to cover the areas landlords most often inspect:

• Inside fridge — $35 (removes spills, odours, and residue)
• Inside oven — $40 (degreased and wiped)
• Interior windows — $50 (all interior-facing glass and tracks)
• Laundry & folding — $30
• Garage — $60

Inside fridge and inside oven together add $75 to your total. These are what landlords typically require to be spotless — adding both puts you in the strongest position heading into the final walkthrough.

Move-Out Clean vs Deep Clean: Which Do You Need?

If you're ending a tenancy or handing over a vacant unit, book a move-out clean — not a deep clean. Here's the difference:

• ✓ Move-out clean: scoped for vacant units at end-of-tenancy; follows a handover checklist; covers cabinet interiors, wall scuff removal, exhaust fans, and appliance add-ons
• ✓ Deep clean: scoped for occupied homes needing a thorough reset; suited for long-term residents, not tenancy handovers
• ✗ A deep clean does not follow end-of-tenancy checklist conventions and will not satisfy most landlord requirements

If you've already booked a deep clean by mistake, contact us before the visit to switch.

Leaving Your Unit in Handover Condition

A professional move-out clean gives you the best chance of meeting what landlords typically require at end-of-tenancy. Vetted cleaners follow a full-unit checklist — bathrooms, kitchen surfaces, baseboards, floors, wall marks — designed around what landlords typically require before handing over possession.

No cleaning service can guarantee a specific landlord decision. Deposit outcomes depend on factors beyond cleaning: pre-existing damage, wear-and-tear disputes, and individual landlord expectations. What Houmse can do is put you in the strongest position — a professionally cleaned unit in handover condition.

If your landlord provided a specific end-of-tenancy checklist, note it in the booking form. Cleaners aim to follow provided checklists where possible.