Move-out cleaning is for a Camas home that is empty, or as empty as you can make it, before you hand it back. Renters book it before a landlord walkthrough. Sellers book it for a vacant house. Property managers book it when a unit turns. Once the furniture is gone, the surfaces that get checked are inside cabinets and drawers, appliance interiors, baseboards, closets, bathrooms, and the floors and corners that belongings used to cover.
This is not a deep clean with another name. A deep clean happens around the furniture in a home you are living in, and it targets everyday buildup. A move-out clean happens because the home is vacant. We can reach storage and the edges of rooms that were blocked. We are not there to refresh a house for the people still sleeping in it.
It is also not a move-in clean. Move-in cleaning is for the next resident, before their furniture arrives, and it is organized around unpacking into a clean kitchen and bathroom. Move-out cleaning is for the person leaving. Both homes may be empty, but the client, the timing, and the reason for the visit are different. If you just received the keys, book move-in cleaning. If you are about to return them, book this.
The deposit decision stays with the landlord or manager. People book this clean because walkthroughs look at the empty home in detail. Leftover furniture and items you still need to haul away should be gone before we start, unless the quote says otherwise. We are a cleaning service, and haul-away is a separate job.