For renters

Apartment Balcony Cleaning & Move-Out Cleans

The balcony is the space renters use least and clean last — and it’s one of the most commonly flagged items on a move-out walkthrough. $2 per square foot, no minimum.

What you’re actually responsible for

In most Florida leases the tenant is responsible for keeping the balcony or patio in the condition it was received, allowing for ordinary wear. The structure, railing and waterproofing sit with the owner or association; the accumulated grime, grease and staining generally sits with you.

That’s why balconies show up on walkthrough lists so often. Nobody deep-cleans a space they mostly use for storage, and two or three years of Florida weather leaves marks that read as neglect rather than wear. Your lease governs the specifics — general information, not legal advice.

Move-out cleans, timed to your walkthrough

Tell us your walkthrough date and we’ll schedule ahead of it, usually within the same week. When we finish you get dated photos of the finished balcony, texted to you — which is the part that matters if there’s any disagreement later. Photographs taken by a third party with a date on them are harder to argue with than your word.

We can’t promise a deposit outcome, and anyone who does is selling you something. What we can do is remove the balcony from the list of things anyone can point at.

What’s included

Plus the slider track, ceiling fan, light fixtures, cobwebs, drain check, grill degrease and bird mess. No add-ons, no minimum.

Can you do it yourself before you move?

Often, yes — and if you’ve got a free afternoon it’s worth trying before you spend anything.

Sweep thoroughly, then use a degreaser rather than an all-purpose cleaner on the floor, especially if you’ve had a grill out there. Let it dwell a minute. Do the glass last with a squeegee, not paper towel. Clear the drain and the slider track — both are on inspection lists and both take about two minutes.

What tends to defeat people: cushions with mildew in the foam, grease worked into textured concrete, and streak-free glass. And you can’t hose it down — most buildings prohibit it, which is precisely how a cleaning attempt turns into a complaint from the unit below.

What it costs

Against a withheld deposit, that maths usually looks straightforward. Full detail in the cost guide.

Where we work

Downtown St. Petersburg and downtown Tampa, including the rental-heavy districts: the EDGE District and Central Avenue corridor, Channelside, and the downtown Tampa core.

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