Honest Maids

Move Out Cleaning in Sherman Oaks

Move Out Cleaning in Sherman Oaks, CA

4.8 from 48 Google reviews

Honest Maids does move out cleaning in Sherman Oaks for apartments, condos, and houses changing hands, built around what a landlord, property manager, or HOA actually inspects. Family owned, based in Reseda, free estimate, no card needed.

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A Sherman Oaks empty room after a move out cleaningA Sherman Oaks empty room before a move out cleaning
Serving Sherman Oaks and the ValleyFamily owned in ResedaNo card to book
Move Out Cleaning in Sherman Oaks, a warm home interior after service

Honest Maids does move out cleaning in Sherman Oaks. We are family owned and based in Reseda, and this is the clean built for a property that is changing hands rather than one you are keeping. It is scoped around an inspection: an empty unit, every surface reachable, appliances opened, and the places a walkthrough always checks. Sherman Oaks moves a lot of tenants, because the flat grid north of Ventura Boulevard holds a dense band of rental buildings along Dickens Street, Hazeltine Avenue, Kester Avenue, Van Nuys Boulevard, and Woodman Avenue, much of it built between the 1950s and the 1970s.

Those older buildings inspect in a particular way. The units usually have original bathroom tile, a small galley or single wall kitchen, sliding closet doors with tracks that collect grit, and a wall or window air unit whose grille has never been touched. Managers look at the same list every time: inside the oven and under the burner pans, the refrigerator including the seals and the drip tray, cabinet and drawer interiors, the medicine cabinet, window and slider tracks, baseboards, closet shelves, light fixtures, and the balcony or patio slab if the unit has one. We work that list rather than a general tidy, because the deposit turns on it.

The other half of this work is different again. Condos in the buildings along the Ventura Boulevard corridor come with HOA rules: a move window, an elevator that has to be booked and padded, and a service entrance. Houses on the hill roads south of the boulevard are usually sale cleans rather than lease ends, which means the clean is timed to photography or to a buyer walkthrough and includes the garage, the glass, and any detached unit. Tell us which situation you are in when you book, and we scope the visit to it. The estimate is free and no card is needed to hold a date.

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How it works

From your first text to a clean Sherman Oaks home

Four steps, no pressure, a real person from Reseda on the other end.

Text or call

Tell us the address, the size of the unit, whether it will be empty when we arrive, and the date the keys have to be handed back. If your building or HOA gave you a move out checklist, send a photo of it.

Free written estimate

We price the unit against what your landlord, manager, or HOA will inspect, not against a generic list, and we agree the figure before the date goes on the calendar.

We clean it empty

Our own trained team works the unit top to bottom with the appliances opened, the tracks and cabinet interiors done, and the floors last so nothing gets walked back over.

Handover ready

You get a unit ready for the walkthrough. If the inspection turns up something we touched, tell us within seven days and we come back at no charge.

Real Google reviews

What people say about our Sherman Oaks work

4.8 from 48 verified Google reviews

They treat your home like it is their own.
Darcy
Tania always leaves my house spotless, and I truly love her work.
Ariana
They put their hearts into their work. Best cleaning service I have used in 25 years.
Harlan

Good to know

Move Out Cleaning in Sherman Oaks, answered

What is included in a move out clean?

Everything an inspection looks at in an empty unit. Inside the oven and under the burner pans, the refrigerator including shelves, drawers, and seals, all cabinet and drawer interiors, the medicine cabinet, bathroom tile and grout, sinks, tub, shower, and toilet, closet shelves and door tracks, window and slider tracks, baseboards, door frames, switch plates, light fixtures, vents, and the floors last.

Is a move out clean the same as a deep clean?

No. A deep clean resets a home you are living in, so it works around your furniture and belongings. A move out clean is done on an empty unit and is scoped around what someone else will inspect. The task lists overlap, but the priorities are different, and so is the order we work in.

Will this get my deposit back?

We cannot promise what a landlord decides, because deposits also turn on damage, paint, and the lease terms. What we can do is remove cleaning as a reason to withhold. If your manager gave you a checklist, send it to us and we work directly from it, which is the single best way to avoid a cleaning deduction.

Do you clean the older apartment buildings north of Ventura Boulevard?

Yes, constantly. The rental band along Dickens Street, Hazeltine Avenue, Kester Avenue, and Woodman Avenue is mostly mid century buildings, and their units share the same inspection points: original bathroom tile and grout, a small kitchen with an aging oven, sliding closet and slider tracks full of grit, and a wall or window air unit grille that has never been cleaned.

Our condo building on Ventura Boulevard has HOA move out rules. Can you work with them?

Yes, and it helps to tell us at booking. Buildings along that corridor commonly require a booked move window, a padded elevator, and use of a service entrance rather than the lobby. Send us the rules and we schedule inside them.

Do you need the unit to be completely empty?

It is much better if it is, and that is how the price is set. We cannot clean inside a cabinet that is still full or under a bed that is still there, and an inspection will check both. If a few items will still be present, tell us in advance so we can scope it honestly rather than work around surprises on the day.

Can you come the same day the movers leave?

Often yes, and that is the usual pattern. The movers finish, we come in behind them, and the unit is ready for the walkthrough the next morning. Move out cleans run longer than standard visits, so give us a few days of notice on the date if you can, especially at the end of a month when leases turn over.

Do you clean the garage, carport, or storage space?

We can, as a line item. On the flat blocks north of the boulevard many units come with a carport space or a garage stall, and the sweep out is quick. Hillside houses often have a deeper garage with shelving and a workbench, which is real work, so we price it separately rather than folding it in blind.

Is the balcony included, or just the inside of the unit?

Yes when it is part of the unit. A lot of the apartment stock here has a small concrete balcony or a patio slab, and the sweep, the railing, and the slider track are all things a manager checks. Say whether you have one at booking.

We are selling a hillside house. Is this the right service?

Usually yes. A sale clean on a house off Valley Vista Boulevard or one of the roads climbing toward Mulholland Drive is scoped like a move out: empty, everything opened, interior glass done, and timed to the listing photography or the buyer walkthrough. Tell us the date the photographer or the buyer is coming and we work back from it.

Do you do the interior windows?

Interior glass, sills, and tracks are part of a move out clean, and on a sale clean they matter a lot because that is what shows in photographs. Exterior windows above the ground floor are not our trade, and on a multi level hillside home you will want a window company for those.

What about carpet cleaning?

We vacuum thoroughly, including edges and closet floors, but hot water extraction of carpet is a different trade with different equipment. Many leases require a professional carpet receipt at move out, so check your lease. We will tell you plainly if what your carpet needs is beyond vacuuming.

Can you clean the appliances if we are leaving them?

Yes, and it is standard on this service. The oven inside and out, under the burner pans, the range hood filter, the refrigerator including seals and the drip tray, the dishwasher interior and the door edge, and the washer and dryer if they stay with the unit.

Do you handle move in cleans as well?

Yes, and they are common here, since a unit that looks empty is not necessarily clean. A move in clean is the same work done before your things arrive, which is by far the easiest time to do it. Plenty of customers book the move out of one Sherman Oaks address and the move in at the next in the same week.

How many hours will the job take?

Longer than a regular clean of the same size, because everything is opened and nothing is skipped. A one bedroom apartment is a half day sort of job. A three or four bedroom house on the flat takes most of a day, and a large multi level hillside home can take a full day with a bigger crew. Your estimate includes a time range.

Can you work in a unit with no power or water?

Not well, and it is worth checking before the date. We need running water and working lights, and utilities are sometimes cut the moment a lease ends. If the power is already off, ask the landlord to leave it on through the clean, or tell us and we will reschedule rather than do half a job.

Do you take away the leftover trash?

We bag what is left and put it in the building bins or the curbside cans. We are not a hauling company, so mattresses, furniture, and large items left behind need a bulky item pickup or a hauler. Tell us in advance if there is a pile, and we will say honestly what we can and cannot take.

Do you provide a receipt or documentation for the landlord?

Yes. We can send an itemized invoice showing the move out clean and everything it covered, which is what most managers want to see. If you want photographs of the finished unit before you hand back the keys, ask and we will send a short set.

Can the landlord or property manager book directly?

Yes, and many do. We clean turnovers for owners and managers across Sherman Oaks between tenants, on their checklist and their timeline. If you manage several units in a building, we can do them in one run, which is usually faster and cheaper than booking them one at a time.

How much does move out cleaning in Sherman Oaks cost?

The honest answer is that the price depends on the size of the unit, the number of bathrooms, the condition it is being left in, and any extras such as a garage or a balcony. That is why every job starts with a free written estimate rather than a flat rate lifted off a website. Text or call (818) 414-8012 with the details and we send a real figure back, usually the same day. No card is needed to hold the slot.

Are your cleaners your own staff?

Yes. Honest Maids is a family owned company based in Reseda, and every cleaner is our own employee, screened and trained by us. Nothing is subcontracted. If anything looks wrong after we leave, tell us and we come back to fix it.

What products do you use, and are they safe for pets and children?

We bring every supply and machine with us. Our standard kit is safe around pets and children, and where a surface calls for something stronger, such as a badly soiled oven or heavy mineral buildup on a shower door, we use the mildest option that will actually do the job and tell you first.

How much notice do you need?

A few days when you can, and more at the end of the month, since that is when most leases here turn over and the calendar fills. If you are already up against the handover date, text us anyway. We are staffed Monday to Saturday, eight in the morning to six in the evening, and we will tell you straight away what is still open.

What forms of payment do you accept, and when do I pay?

You pay after the clean is complete. We take card, bank transfer, Zelle, cash, or check, whichever is easiest. If a landlord or property manager is paying, we can invoice them directly. There is no card on file for a first visit.

What is your satisfaction guarantee, and how does it work?

Every visit carries a plain guarantee: if something is not right, tell us within seven days and we come back to fix it, at no charge. On a move out that matters most when an inspection flags something we cleaned, so send us the note from the manager and we return to the unit.

What a landlord checks

What is included in a move out cleaning?

Sherman Oaks moves a lot of tenants through the older rental band north of Ventura Boulevard, along Dickens Street, Hazeltine Avenue, and Kester Avenue, where managers work the same list every time. The condos along the boulevard add HOA rules, a move window and an elevator to book, and we schedule the clean inside them.

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