NYC Move In & Move Out Cleaning, So You Never Scrub on Moving Day
Moving out and want your full deposit back? Moving in and want it clean before your first box comes through the door? We clean every surface, cabinet and corner before you hand over the keys or pick them up.
- Flat rate: studios from $339, 1-bedrooms from $349, 2-bedrooms from $529, plus tax. Your exact price shows online in about 60 seconds. See every size.
- Time: about 3½ hours for a 1-bedroom, about 4½ hours for a 2-bedroom, with everything out. You don't need to be home.
- Book it the day before your walkthrough. If your landlord flags anything we missed, tell us and we come back and re-clean it free.
- Built for empty or nearly empty homes. Still furnished? Book a Deep Clean instead.
The Marine Clean Guarantee
Not thrilled with your clean? Tell us within 48 hours and we come back and re-clean it free.
"… my landlord even remarked on how clean the apartment was and promptly returned my security deposit."
"Problem was, I was stuck in Atlanta for work and couldn't be there to deal with any of it. … They were totally accommodating."
Moving Out or Moving In?
Moving Out? Get Your Deposit Back.
- We clean what your landlord checks: inside the oven, fridge, cabinets and closets, the grout and the baseboards.
- You get a completion checklist to send your landlord with your own photos.
- Missed something? Tell us within 48 hours and we come back and re-clean it free.
Moving In? Start Fresh.
- We clean before your first box comes in, when we can reach every wall, floor and fixture.
- Kitchen and bathrooms cleaned and disinfected.
- Oven and fridge cleaned inside before your food goes in.
- Every cabinet, drawer and closet shelf wiped inside before your things go in.
- Missed something? Tell us within 48 hours and we come back and re-clean it free.
What Every Move Clean Includes
All 110 points, room by room. One clean, built for an empty apartment, whether you're leaving it or moving in. Backed by The Marine Clean Guarantee.
What you get
- Inside every cabinet, drawer, closet and pantry shelf
- Inside the oven, fridge, freezer and dishwasher
- Tub, toilet and sink scrubbed, and bathroom grout scrubbed with a grout brush
- Baseboards wiped room by room, wall scuffs, ceiling fans, door tops and cobwebs
- A completion checklist and a final walkthrough
- All supplies and equipment, brought by us
- Nobody has to be home: a key, a lockbox, a door code or your doorman
Every point, by room. Tap a section to open it.
Move-only extras
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- Cabinets emptied & wiped inside
- Drawers wiped inside
- Closets — shelves & rods wiped
- Pantry shelves wiped
- Medicine cabinet wiped inside
- Freezer interior cleaned
- Oven storage & broiler drawer wiped inside
- Inside the dishwasher — filter, spray arms & door edges
- Cobwebs & ceiling corners, every room
- Completion checklist & final documentation walkthrough
Deep-clean extras
15
- Burner grates removed & degreased
- Oven racks removed & scrubbed
- Oven cavity & door glass degreased & scrubbed
- Microwave turntable removed & washed
- Refrigerator emptied — contents set aside and put back
- Refrigerator shelves & drawers removed & washed
- Refrigerator interior walls & door seals wiped
- Under the stove & refrigerator — cleaned as far as our tools reach
- Bathroom tile grout scrubbed with a grout brush
- Mildew treatment on caulk lines & corners
- Shower doors & tub surround descaled
- Baseboards detail damp-wiped room by room
- Ceiling fan blades dusted
- Door tops dusted
- Wall spot-cleaning & scuff mark removal
Bathrooms
22
- Floor vacuumed
- Tub, shower & fixtures scrubbed, rinsed & disinfected; faucet polished
- Shower glass & doors cleaned, both sides
- Shower tile cleaned to hand height
- Shower head washed and dried
- Toilet bowl scrubbed & disinfected
- Toilet exterior — seat, lid, hinges, tank & base
- Sink & faucet scrubbed, chrome polished
- Behind the sink cleaned
- Vanity countertop cleaned & disinfected
- Counter items & bath mats moved, cleaned under, put back
- Mirror cleaned streak-free
- Vanity, cabinet & drawer fronts wiped
- Light switches & door handles wiped
- Door & frame wiped
- Windowsill & ledge dusted & wiped
- Window blinds dusted
- Baseboards dusted
- Radiator & vent covers dusted
- Trash emptied, bin wiped, fresh liner in
- Bath mat & rug vacuumed
- Floor mopped, including under easily moved furniture
Kitchens
21
- Frames, pictures & wall art dusted
- Stove top scrubbed & cleaned
- Microwave cleaned inside and out
- Countertop appliances wiped — toaster, coffee maker and the rest
- Refrigerator exterior & handles wiped
- Oven & dishwasher exteriors wiped
- Cabinet & drawer fronts wiped
- Backsplash cleaned
- Countertops cleaned & disinfected
- Sink & faucet scrubbed, dried & polished
- Dishwasher loaded, on request
- Light switches & door handles wiped
- Windowsill dusted & wiped
- Window blinds dusted
- Baseboards dusted
- Table wiped
- Chairs set straight
- Trash emptied, bin wiped, fresh liner in
- Carpets & rugs vacuumed
- Floor vacuumed or swept, including under easily moved furniture
- Floor mopped
Every Bedroom
18
- Bed made neatly
- Linens replaced when fresh ones are left out
- Furniture tops, surfaces & shelving dusted
- Frames, pictures & wall art dusted
- Electronics dry-dusted, screens never sprayed
- Mirrors & glass cleaned streak-free
- Light fixtures dusted
- Light switches & door handles wiped
- Door & frame wiped
- Windowsills & ledges dusted & wiped
- Window blinds dusted
- Radiators, AC units & vents dusted
- Baseboards dusted
- Clutter straightened & surfaces tidied
- Trash emptied, bin wiped, fresh liner in
- Carpets & rugs vacuumed
- Hard floor vacuumed, including under easily moved furniture
- Hard floors mopped
Living & Common Areas
19
- All surfaces & shelving dusted
- Frames, pictures & wall art dusted
- Electronics dry-dusted, screens never sprayed
- Couches & upholstery vacuumed
- Cushions & throws fluffed & straightened
- Mirrors & glass tabletops cleaned streak-free
- Light fixtures dusted
- Light switches & door handles wiped
- Doors & frames wiped
- Windowsills dusted & wiped
- Window blinds dusted
- Radiators, AC units & vent covers dusted
- Baseboards dusted
- Stair treads & banisters dusted & wiped, in multi-floor homes
- Clutter straightened & surfaces tidied
- Trash emptied, bin wiped, fresh liner in
- Carpets & rugs vacuumed
- Hard floors vacuumed, including under easily moved furniture
- Hard floors mopped
Before We Leave
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- Full walkthrough against the service you booked — walked with you if you're home
- Everything put back where we found it
- Collected trash bagged & taken to the chute or curb
- Supplies & equipment packed out — nothing left behind
- Lights & AC turned off if nobody is home
Move-In and Move-Out Cleaning Prices in NYC
A move clean in Manhattan, Brooklyn or Queens is $339 for a studio, $349 for a 1-bedroom and $529 for a 2-bedroom, plus tax, with one bathroom. Move-in and move-out cost the same. The price covers the whole empty apartment: the standard clean, the deep-clean work and the move-only items, with all supplies, the completion checklist and a final walkthrough.
| Home | Price, plus tax | Typical time |
|---|---|---|
| Studio | $339 | about 3¼ hours |
| 1-bedroom | $349 | about 3½ hours |
| 2-bedroom | $529 | about 4½ hours |
| 3-bedroom | $729 | Confirmed when you book |
| 4-bedroom | $999 | Confirmed when you book |
- Each extra bathroom adds $90 plus tax. Bronx prices are lower, from $264 plus tax for a studio. Your exact price shows online in about 60 seconds.
- How we count rooms: the kitchen and one living room are included. Every other separate room, like a dining room, office or den, counts as a bedroom.
- Typical time is the middle booked time across our 209 move cleans in the past 12 months, with everything out. Prices and times checked October 30, 2026.
What Costs Extra
- Interior windows are an add-on you can pick at booking: $30 a room plus $10 a bathroom, plus tax, in Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens. A 2-bedroom, 1-bathroom home is $70 plus tax.
- Heavy furniture and large appliances: we don't move them. Pull them out before we arrive if you want behind them cleaned.
Real Reviews From Real Moves
4.9 on Google from 175 reviews
"I needed a service to clean up a rental unit when I was leaving. The two women who came to clean were right on time and professional. They worked quickly and efficiently. They were very detailed and the landlord was pleased with how the place looked. I couldn't have gotten everything done without them."
"… The appointment time was for 8am and she arrived before that time with all supplies on hand. She did a phenomenal job cleaning my apartment and my landlord even remarked on how clean the apartment was and promptly returned my security deposit. I have already referred this service to colleagues."
"… I felt confident that the cleaning was in accordance with my landlord's requirements and that the state of the apartment when she finished was such that I should receive my security deposit back …"
"We just signed a lease on a two bedroom apartment in Brooklyn and I had about a week before we moved in. Problem was, I was stuck in Atlanta for work and couldn't be there to deal with any of it. The previous tenants left the place in rough shape — dusty baseboards, grimy kitchen, the works. I called Maid Marines and explained the situation, that I needed a move-in cleaning done before our furniture showed up and I wouldn't be there in person. They were totally accommodating. … My wife sent me photos as she was walking through after and I honestly couldn't believe it was the same apartment. … The bathroom tile looks brand new. … Worth every dollar and then some."
"We moved into an old unit where the prior tenant did not clean at all. … did a fantastic job in every part of the unit - from the fridge to the bathroom. She was friendly, detailed, and quick."
"… I purchased the move-in cleaning before I start placing furniture, and the apartment was absolutely spotless after this cleaning--a stark difference from its appearance pre-cleaning. I finally felt at ease and ready to move-in to my new sparkling clean apt."
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When to Book Your Move-Out or Move-In Clean
Book a move-out clean for the day after your movers leave and the day before you hand back the keys. Empty rooms let us reach every wall, floor and cabinet. And if your landlord's walkthrough flags anything we missed, there's still time for us to re-clean it free before the keys go back.
Moving in? Book it after the keys are yours and before the first box arrives.
Ask your landlord for the pre-move-out inspection
New York law lets you ask your landlord to inspect the apartment one to two weeks before you move out, so you see what they'll look at before your clean. Read the law (General Obligations Law § 7-108).
A Simple Three-Day Move-Out Plan
- Day 1: Movers out, along with anything you're not keeping.
- Day 2: We clean. You don't need to be there, and you get the completion checklist.
- Day 3: Walk it with your landlord. If they flag anything we missed, tell us and we come back and re-clean it free.
Moving at Month-End?
In the past 12 months, 28% of our 209 move cleans fell on the last three or first two days of a month, compared with 17% of our other cleans. Most move cleans are booked about 3 days ahead. If your lease ends at month-end, hold your date as soon as you know it. It's free to move or cancel up to 24 hours before.
How a Move-Out Clean Protects Your Deposit
After you move out, your landlord or management company walks the apartment with a checklist. They:
- Open the oven
- Run a finger along the baseboards
- Check the grout in the bathroom
- Look behind the toilet
- Look inside every closet
If they find anything, that's money off your deposit.
What New York law says
One missed oven or bathroom can cost you more than the whole clean.
Source: New York General Obligations Law § 7-108. A landlord who misses the 14 days loses the right to keep any of the deposit.
A deposit can be a full month's rent, and a professional move-out clean costs a fraction of that. We clean every surface your landlord checks because we know what they check. We've been doing this since 2012, through 150,000+ cleans. The oven interior, the refrigerator and freezer shelves, the inside of every cabinet and closet, the grout, the baseboards, the light switch plates. All of it.
After every move-out clean you get a completion checklist of what we did. Some clients photograph each room alongside it and send both to their landlord. It's not bulletproof, since some landlords deduct no matter what, but it cuts the chance and gives you evidence if you need to dispute a deduction in small claims court.
You can do that list yourself, in an empty apartment, on the day your movers come. Or we do it, hand you the checklist, and if your landlord flags anything we missed, we come back and re-clean it free.
Before your first box comes in
- Every cabinet and drawer wiped inside
- Oven and fridge cleaned inside before your food goes in
- Kitchen and bathrooms cleaned and disinfected
- Bathroom grout scrubbed, shower doors and tub scrubbed
- Closet shelves, baseboards and ceiling corners done before your clothes and furniture arrive
Book it before your furniture arrives, when we can reach every wall, floor and fixture.
Move-In Cleaning in NYC: Start Fresh, Not "Broker Clean"
A move-in clean gets every inside surface of your new apartment clean before the first box comes through the door.
You signed the lease, picked up the keys, and the place looks empty and clean. Then you open a cabinet and find crumbs. You look inside the oven and see baked-on grease. There's hair in the bathroom drain and dust in the closets. "Professionally cleaned" on a listing can mean a real deep clean, or someone with a mop for 45 minutes in a two-bedroom.
Before anything of yours goes in, we clean the inside of everything: every cabinet, drawer and closet, the oven, the fridge and freezer, the dishwasher. Kitchen and bathrooms scrubbed and disinfected, grout, baseboards, ceiling fans. It's the same clean as our move-out, done while the rooms are still empty. Your food goes into a clean fridge, and your clothes go onto clean shelves.
When to book it: after the keys are yours, before the first box. Move-in costs the same as move-out, from $339 plus tax for a studio.
Keep Your New Place Clean (and Save up to 20%)
Thanks for letting us clean your new place first. If you want it kept this way, a cleaning plan is 20% off weekly, 15% off every two weeks or 10% off monthly, and your move-in clean can count as visit one. Here's what plan customers get:
- The same trusted pro whenever available, so they learn your home.
- Priority booking on your preferred day.
- Your plan rate is protected. We rarely adjust plan pricing, and if we ever do, it's gradual and with plenty of notice.
- No contract. Skip or stop any time with a day's notice.
Where We Serve in NYC
Our W-2 professional cleaning teams are dispatched daily across the major boroughs of New York City.
How It Works Around Your Move Date
- 1
Book online
Pick your home size and the day you need us. Your exact price shows in about 60 seconds.
- 2
We show up ready
Usually one cleaner, based on the hours your home needs. On a larger home, or when timing is tight, we may send more to finish sooner. All supplies included.
- 3
You get the checklist
A completion checklist of everything we did, ready to share with your landlord.
- 4
Anything missed, we come back
Missed something? Tell us within 48 hours and we come back and re-clean it free.
Move Cleaning Questions
The Marine Clean Guarantee
Not thrilled with your clean? Tell us within 48 hours and we come back and re-clean it free.
How much does a move-out cleaning cost in NYC?
In Manhattan, Brooklyn and Queens a move-out or move-in clean is $339 for a studio, $349 for a 1-bedroom, $529 for a 2-bedroom, $729 for a 3-bedroom and $999 for a 4-bedroom, plus tax, with one bathroom. Each extra bathroom adds $90. Bronx prices are lower, and your exact price shows online in about 60 seconds.
Can you promise I'll get my whole deposit back?
No one can promise what a landlord will do. What we promise is the clean. If we missed something, tell us within 48 hours and we'll come back and re-clean it for free.
Will a move-out cleaning help me get my security deposit back?
It's the one part of the walkthrough you control. Landlords check inside the appliances, cabinet and closet interiors, bathroom grout, baseboards and wall scuffs, and our move-out clean covers all of it. You get a completion checklist you can share with your landlord as documentation. Interior windows are an add-on you can pick at booking if your walkthrough covers the glass.
How long does a move-out clean take?
With everything out, about 3¼ hours for a studio, about 3½ hours for a 1-bedroom and about 4½ hours for a 2-bedroom. Those are the typical booked times across our move cleans in the past year. Larger homes vary, so we confirm the time when you book. You don't need to stay.
When should I schedule my move-out cleaning?
After everything is out, and the day before you hand back the keys or walk the apartment with your landlord. That leaves room for a re-clean if the walkthrough flags anything we missed. Most move cleans are booked about 3 days ahead, so hold your date as soon as you know it. It's free to move or cancel up to 24 hours before.
Should I book a move-in cleaning for my new apartment?
We recommend it. Even if the listing says the apartment was cleaned, the standard varies widely. We regularly find residue inside cabinets, grease in ovens, hair in drains and dust in closets that a quick clean missed. A move-in clean means you start in a home that's actually clean.
Do I need to be home for the clean?
No. Leave a key with your doorman or super, set a lockbox, or send us the door code. We let ourselves in, clean, lock up on the way out, and you get the completion checklist.
My building needs a certificate of insurance. Can you send one?
Yes. We're fully insured and COI ready. Tell us your building's requirements when you book, or call or text (212) 390-1629, and we'll email proof of insurance before the visit.
Will your cleaner use the service elevator?
If your building requires it, we're happy to. Just tell us how and where when you book.
Do you bring supplies?
Yes. We bring all supplies and equipment.
What if some furniture is still there?
A move clean is built for an empty or nearly empty home, since it covers the inside of every cabinet, drawer and closet. If you're still mostly furnished, book a Deep Clean instead. Either way, we don't move heavy furniture or large appliances, so if you want behind them cleaned, move them before we arrive.