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The Move-Out Cleaning Checklist That Helps Protect Your Deposit

August 6, 2026 Ani's Cleaning
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Security deposit deductions for cleaning usually come down to the same places: inside the oven and refrigerator, bathroom grout and fixtures, cabinets and drawers, and floors along the walls. An empty unit hides nothing, so the details carry more weight than they did while you were living there.

In the kitchen, empty and wipe every cabinet and drawer inside and out, clean the refrigerator including the shelves and drawers, degrease the stovetop and range hood, clean inside the oven and microwave, and scrub the sink until it shines.

In the bathrooms, scrub the tub, shower, and grout, clean the toilet including the base and behind it, wipe the vanity inside and out, and remove any hard-water spots from fixtures and mirrors.

Everywhere else, wipe baseboards, doors, light switches, and outlet covers, clean window sills and tracks, empty closets and wipe the shelves, and finish by vacuuming and mopping every floor, especially where furniture used to sit.

Short on time during the move? That's exactly what move-out cleaning is for. We clean the whole empty home top to bottom across Little Rock, Benton, Bryant, Alexander, and Conway, so you can focus on the boxes.