How much does a move-out cleaning cost in Shelby County?

The deposit statute does not publish a Shelby price. The band this desk states for the clean itself is $220–$650, based on square footage and deep-cleaning add-ons such as oven, fridge, and carpet steam. Anything more specific is said on the callback. Deposit dollars are the landlord’s itemized list, not this band.

What happens if my Memphis property manager rejects the initial cleaning pass?

You are back on the clock for another pass before the unit is accepted, and an uncleaned unit can lose the deposit and delay turnover. Send photos of the rejected spots and book the return for those spots. This page does not publish the manager’s vendor policy or a rejection fee.

Is carpet steam cleaning included in standard move-out cleaning packages?

Treat steam as a specialized add-on when the stain is deep, which is why the callback asks about it. A light vacuum is not an extractor. Say the rooms that need steam so the truck is loaded for them. The statute does not define a package.

Are interior windows and window blinds included in move-out services?

§ 66-28-504 does not mention glass or blinds. Many leases do. If yours names them, say so. If it does not, do not assume a crew priced them. Tracks and blinds are slow, and they should be on the callback before they are assumed free.

Shelby County Move-Out Cleaning

Greasy oven being sprayed, the appliance line Shelby County managers mark first. — Figure 1 — Baked-on oven grease under a spray of cleaner. Shelby County turnover talk starts with appliances like this one.

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Two yes or no questions, then your phone and email.

Is this a vacant move-out in Tennessee — a home, apartment, condo, or short-term rental?

Choose No for another state (Kentucky, Georgia, Alabama, North Carolina, or anywhere else), for routine maid service while someone still lives there, or for a hotel, plant, or commercial site. A house counts as yes.

Does the property have built-in appliances or deep carpet staining requiring specialized treatment?

Yes or no is enough. Either answer can still send if the other question passed.

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A residential cleaning company, a move-out crew, or a property turnaround firm receives this callback.

Tennessee Code § 66-28-504 is the section this page uses. If the landlord deducts, you get an itemized list of damages and cleaning costs.

The accounting window in this brief is 30 days after turnover. The clean itself has to be done before that list is written, not during the thirty days of mail.

An itemized list is the document you argue with. A vague “we cleaned it” note is the thing this section pushes back on.
You and a property management representative are the people who sign.
An uncleaned unit can lose the deposit and slow the next turnover.

What the itemized deposit list forces you to clean

Shelby County rental turnover, in this brief, is a high-volume single-family portfolio that still has to follow T.C.A. § 66-28-504. The rule is direct: if the landlord deducts from the security deposit, you get an itemized list of damages and cleaning costs. The local cleaning fact that makes this page exist is narrower than the statute. Leases here are described as wanting the kitchen appliances sanitized, the bath tile grout cleaned, and the garage floor dealt with, so those items do not become lines on that list.

Read that as a work order. Degrease the oven and the range, not just the cooktop you can see. The fridge should be empty and wiped, including the seal. Bath grout is slow and it shows when it is skipped. Garage floors collect the move itself: dust, oil, and the boxes you dragged. A pretty kitchen with a filthy garage is still a deduction conversation. The section does not name a brand of degreaser. It names the list you will receive if money is kept.

Tennessee Code § 66-28-504

Empty room with a mop and bucket, ready for a Shelby County hard-floor pass. — Figure 2 — An empty room with the bucket still in it. Hard floors and open space are what a Shelby turnover has to finish.

What happens when the first pass gets rejected

An uncleaned rental faces deposit forfeiture up to the full deposit, plus the delay of turning the unit for the next tenant. That is the skip consequence this brief states. It is not a published fine schedule with line-item prices. If the property manager rejects the first pass, the practical problem is time. The 30-day accounting clock is for the landlord’s list. Your problem is the day they walk, because a rejected kitchen does not get prettier while the mail is in transit.

Ask, on the callback, what “reject” means for your manager: a second walk, a vendor they choose, or a bill. This page does not invent that policy. It tells you to send photos of the oven, the grout, and the garage before you hand over the keys, so a rejection has to point at something still there.

Who signs, who pays, and how long

Signer and clock for a Shelby County deposit deduction under § 66-28-504. The section does not publish a cleaning price.
Item	What this page can say
Who signs	Tenant and property management representative.
Who pays the crew	Whoever booked the turnover clean. The statute does not price the crew.
How long	30-day statutory period for security deposit accounting after turnover.
If you skip it	Deposit forfeiture up to the full deposit, plus turnover delay.
How the next place differs	Eastern mountain counties are described as less focused on heavy appliance degreasing and hard-floor restoration.

Why Memphis turnover is not an eastern mountain tidy

Shelby County property managers, in this brief, prioritize heavy appliance degreasing and hard-floor restoration. Eastern mountain counties are the contrast: the same statewide deposit idea, without this portfolio’s emphasis on grease and hard floors. That difference is why a Memphis-area single-family rental gets its own page instead of a renamed mountain page.

Hamilton County, the neighbor linked below, runs a municipal housing-maintenance clock and a 48-hour turn window, plus stair and parking trouble that Shelby garage slabs do not share. Use that page for Chattanooga. Stay here when the fight is the itemized cleaning list, the appliances, the grout, and the garage.

Checklist for a Shelby County turnover

Empty every appliance, including the freezer and the range drawer.
Degrease the oven interior, the racks if they stay, and the cooktop.
Scrub bath grout instead of only the tile face.
Sweep and wash the garage floor after the truck leaves, not before.
Note deep carpet stains on the callback so steam is on the truck.
Confirm whether interior glass and blinds are in your lease. The statute does not list them.
Photograph appliances, baths, and the garage before key return.
Keep the itemized list when it arrives inside the 30 days and compare it to those photos.

What the 30-day clock is, and what it is not

The timeline this section supports is a 30-day period for security deposit accounting after turnover. It is not a promise that a crew will appear in 30 days. The clean has to be finished for the walk that feeds the list. No Shelby County cleaning price is published in § 66-28-504. The only job band this desk publishes anywhere is the statewide square-footage band on the service page, $220–$650, including deep-cleaning add-ons. That is the crew. It is not a deduction, and it is not a Memphis-only menu.

Questions people ask before they book

Q1. How much does a move-out cleaning cost in Shelby County?
The deposit statute does not publish a Shelby price. The band this desk states for the clean itself is $220–$650, based on square footage and deep-cleaning add-ons such as oven, fridge, and carpet steam. Anything more specific is said on the callback. Deposit dollars are the landlord’s itemized list, not this band.
Q2. What happens if my Memphis property manager rejects the initial cleaning pass?
You are back on the clock for another pass before the unit is accepted, and an uncleaned unit can lose the deposit and delay turnover. Send photos of the rejected spots and book the return for those spots. This page does not publish the manager’s vendor policy or a rejection fee.
Q3. Is carpet steam cleaning included in standard move-out cleaning packages?
Treat steam as a specialized add-on when the stain is deep, which is why the callback asks about it. A light vacuum is not an extractor. Say the rooms that need steam so the truck is loaded for them. The statute does not define a package.
Q4. Are interior windows and window blinds included in move-out services?
§ 66-28-504 does not mention glass or blinds. Many leases do. If yours names them, say so. If it does not, do not assume a crew priced them. Tracks and blinds are slow, and they should be on the callback before they are assumed free.