Move-Out Repairs in Columbus, Ohio

Transit & Flow Group restores rental units to rentable or sellable condition after a tenant moves out, across Columbus and Central Ohio. This is a one-time punch list built around what a departing tenant typically leaves behind: nail and picture-hanger holes, scuffed or dented walls, worn cabinet and door hardware, a blind or towel bar that never got fixed, and similar wear that accumulates over a lease. Send photos of what needs attention and your target turnover date through the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.

Is this the right service for you?

Move-Out Repairs is the right page once a tenant has vacated and you need the unit brought back to a condition you can show, lease, or sell, with a defined list of items and a turnover deadline driving the schedule. It is a one-time restoration visit tied to that specific vacancy, not an ongoing service.

The natural next step after Move-Out Repairs is Move-In Repairs, our punch list for the incoming tenant or homeowner, since many owners run both in sequence at turnover: restore the unit after the old tenant, then handle any pre-occupancy items before the new one arrives. If you have wall damage specifically, nail holes, dings, or small dents rather than broken hardware or worn fixtures, our Drywall Patching page covers that per-spot repair directly and can be added to a Move-Out Repairs visit or booked on its own. Once a new tenant has moved in and repair needs come up again over the course of the lease, that ongoing work shifts to Rental Property Repairs.

How pricing works

Move-Out Repairs is fixed pricing per item on the turnover punch list, confirmed on a walkthrough of the vacated unit before work begins.

• Per-item fixed pricing. Wall marks, hardware repairs, fixture wear, and similar turnover items are each priced individually, so a longer list is still easy to review and approve item by item.
• What changes the price: the number and type of items, whether wall damage is patch-level or larger (patch-level work can be handled here or referred to Drywall Patching), whether hardware needs full replacement versus adjustment, and access timing around your lease-end date.
• Bundled turnover pricing. Because move-out lists typically cover several small repairs in one property, the visit is priced as a bundle rather than a separate trip charge per item.
• Deadline-driven scheduling. Turnover work is almost always racing a lease-end or listing date. Tell us your target date up front and we prioritize accordingly.

As general market context, not a Transit & Flow quote, Angi’s 2026 cost data puts professional small-hole drywall repair, the kind of nail-hole and dent damage common at move-out, at roughly $20 to $120 per patch depending on size and number of spots. Enter your repair list and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate. Final scope and price subject to verification on site.

What’s included

• Fixed-price repair of common move-out items: nail holes, minor wall dents, worn or damaged hardware, loose fixtures, screens, and similar turnover wear
• A written, itemized punch list confirmed on a walkthrough of the vacated unit
• Coordination around your lease-end or listing date where scheduling allows
• Photos of completed items for your records or for a security-deposit accounting
• A final walkthrough against the original list before the unit is shown or leased again
• All workmanship is backed by a 1-year labor warranty on labor, parts, and equipment covered per manufacturer terms.

What’s not included

• Larger drywall damage beyond small holes and dents, that is a separate scope on our Drywall Patching or Drywall Repair pages depending on size
• Pre-occupancy work for the next tenant beyond the punch list scoped here, that is Move-In Repairs
• Ongoing repairs once a new tenant has already moved in, that is Rental Property Repairs
• Deep cleaning, carpet cleaning, or full repainting, quoted as separate services if needed
• Mold, pest, or structural issues; these are flagged separately and handled by appropriately qualified professionals where required

Move-out turnovers across Central Ohio

Turnover repair lists in Central Ohio tend to track the age of the housing stock. Older rental units in neighborhoods like Clintonville, Linden, and Whitehall often show more accumulated wear per lease term, more nail holes from multiple tenants hanging things their own way, older cabinet and door hardware that finally gives out, and trim or fixtures that have been through several turnovers already. Newer rental construction in Dublin, Grove City, and similar suburbs generally comes back from a single lease in better shape, but builder-grade hardware and fixtures can still show wear faster than expected, especially in higher-turnover buildings.

Timing is usually the tightest constraint on this page. Between a tenant’s move-out date and a new lease start or listing date, owners often have a narrow window to get repairs done, and that window can be shorter than the repair list is long. Getting photos and a punch list to us as soon as the unit is vacated, even before a final walkthrough with the outgoing tenant, gives us the best chance of finishing before the next occupant needs the keys.

One general note: what an owner can charge against a tenant’s security deposit for repairs, versus what counts as normal wear and tear, is governed by Ohio law and varies by situation. This page is not legal advice on that distinction. If a repair decision is tied to a deposit deduction or a legal dispute with a former tenant, consult legal counsel familiar with Ohio landlord-tenant law rather than relying on a contractor’s assessment.

Our process

1. Submit the turnover list. Send photos of the vacated unit’s condition and your target turnover date through the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.
2. Confirm the itemized scope. We price each item individually and confirm final pricing on a walkthrough of the unit.
3. Repair visit. We work through the list in one visit where possible, prioritizing anything that would delay showing, leasing, or selling the unit.
4. Photo documentation. Each completed item is photographed, useful for your own records or deposit accounting.
5. Final walkthrough. We check the finished work against your original list before the unit goes back on the market or to the next tenant.

Services completed by appropriately qualified professionals where required.