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Move out dog waste cleanup belongs in the make-ready budget rather than in a dispute three weeks later. We clear a vacated unit's yard or patio on a scheduled turn, document what we found before we started, and give you dated photos you can put in the file if the deposit is questioned.
Your situation
Turnovers that pass inspection and common grass that stays usable.
A move out yard that fails inspection costs you a turn. Recurring common area service and one time turnover cleans both run on the same log, so you are not chasing a different vendor for each.
What usually goes wrong
Move out yards failing inspection
Turn time lost to a yard nobody planned for
Multiple vendors, no single record
Turnover work is deadline work
A yard cleaned three days early fails anyway if a dog is still living there. A yard cleaned the morning of an inspection leaves no room for the second pass that turns out to be needed.
So we schedule backwards from your inspection date rather than forwards from your call, and we ask for that date first. It is a small process difference that removes most of the reasons this kind of job goes wrong.
When one pass is not going to be enough
On a yard that has been sitting through a tenancy with dogs and no service, one visit frequently gets it to acceptable rather than to passing. Material has broken down, worked into thatch, and stopped being visible from standing height.
We will tell you that before we start rather than after the inspection fails. A second pass a few days later, once the ground has been disturbed and the remaining material has surfaced, is usually what actually gets a neglected lot over the line.
Timing it around a turn
Move out cleanup only saves money if it lands in the right slot, and the common mistake is scheduling it too late.
The useful sequence is to get the yard or patio cleared and documented before the make ready trades arrive, not after. Painters and flooring crews tracking through a yard that has not been cleared is how a two hour job becomes a carpet problem, and it is entirely avoidable with a day of ordering.
Documenting before we start matters as much as the work. Dated photographs of the condition we found put the deposit question beyond argument, and they are worth far more filed on the day than reconstructed three weeks later when a former resident disputes it.
The plan that fits
Usually the right starting point
One time turnover cleans plus recurring common area service
One-time turnover cleans on demand, with recurring common-area service on the same account, so you are not chasing two vendors and reconciling two invoices for one property.
Get a starting numberHow a turnover clean is scheduled around your inspection
Turnover work is scheduled backwards from your inspection date rather than forwards from the call, because a yard cleaned three days too early is a yard that fails anyway. We ask for the inspection date first and work back from it. On a vacated property with an unknown history we will tell you before we start whether one visit is realistically enough or whether the lot needs two passes to actually pass.
- Scheduled backwards from the inspection date
- Honest call on whether one pass is enough
- Before and after photos suitable for a file
- Makeup visit within seven days if we miss Read the full standard: Makeup visit within seven days if we miss
What this setup adds
Turnover work is deadline work, and the arrangement is built around your inspection rather than around our route convenience.
What changes on this ticket
- Scheduled backwards from your inspection date
- Before and after photos suitable for a tenant file
- Honest assessment of whether one pass is enough
- Recurring common-area service on the same account
What does not apply here
- We do not dispose of non-animal waste or general debris
Other situations we handle
Busy Work-Week Households
Gone all day, and the yard and the dog both need handling.
Families With Kids
Kids on the grass means the yard has to actually be clean.
Multi-Dog Homes
Two, three, or four dogs make a genuinely different job.
Large Yard Homes
Half acre and up, where in bounds is the whole quote.
New Puppy Households
Frequency changes fast in the first months.
Senior Dog Owners
Slower pace, same paid time.
Questions
How fast can you turn a vacated yard around?
It depends on how long it has been sitting, and we will tell you honestly whether one visit is enough. A yard left three months often needs two passes to actually pass an inspection. We would rather say that up front than have the first one fail.
Do I get before and after photos for the file?
Yes, framed so they are usable as documentation rather than as reassurance. On turnover work that record is often the point, since it is what you attach when a deposit deduction is questioned.
How much does move out dog waste cleanup cost?
A one time clean starts at eighty five dollars for a yard that had one dog. Yards left for a long stretch, or with several dogs, cost more, and we quote those after hearing the details. Send the address and what you know.
Can a landlord charge a tenant for dog poop left in the yard?
Often yes, when the lease and California deposit rules allow a cleaning charge, but that is a legal question for your attorney or your broker. What we supply is the evidence side: a dated invoice and pictures of the yard as we found it.
When during a unit turn should the yard get cleaned?
Early, ahead of the painters and flooring crews. Workers walking through a dirty yard carry it indoors onto new floors. Book us once the tenant and the dog are gone, and leave a little room before inspection in case a second visit is needed.
Do you clean patios and dog runs at rentals, or only grass?
All of them. Lawn, gravel, side yards, dog runs, and patios are cleared of waste on a turnover visit. Stains and marks left on concrete are a separate job. That needs power washing, which we offer as an add on and quote by itself.
Will you haul off trash or junk a tenant left in the yard?
No. We remove animal waste only. Old furniture, bags of garbage, broken toys, and yard debris need a junk hauler or your maintenance crew. If we see that kind of thing during the visit, we will photograph it and let you know.
Can one vendor handle both unit turns and the shared dog areas?
Yes. Turnover cleans are booked as you need them, and regular service for shared lawns or dog areas runs on a schedule. Both sit under one account with one set of records, which means fewer invoices to match up at month end.
Do I need to meet you at the vacant property?
No. Give us the lockbox or gate code and it goes on the job ticket. We go in, do the work, and send pictures that include the gate closed behind us. Your staff can stay in the office and handle other turns.
Can you get the dog smell out of a rental yard before showing it?
Picking up the waste removes a lot of the smell, but not all of it. Urine soaks into soil, turf, and concrete. For that we offer a deodorizing treatment as a separate add on, priced by quote. Ask for both jobs together.
Make the inspection date
We schedule turnover cleans backwards from your inspection, and we will tell you honestly if one pass is not going to be enough. Give us the inspection date and the property address and we will work back from it.
Monday to Friday 7:00 AM to 6:00 PM, Saturday 8:00 AM to 4:00 PM