Apartment Cleaning in Columbus, Ohio

Transit & Flow Group cleans apartments across Columbus and Central Ohio, from studio and one-bedroom units in high-rise buildings to larger multi-bedroom layouts in garden-style complexes. Pricing is fixed and sized for apartment square footage and room count rather than a whole-house checklist, and we coordinate with building management for parking, elevator access, and entry procedures so a visit does not stall in the lobby. Price your unit in the Estimate Builder using square footage, bedrooms, and bathrooms.

Is this the right service for you?

Apartment Cleaning is built for renters and property managers in multi-family buildings, where unit size, building access rules, and parking logistics are different from a single-family home. If your building requires a certificate of insurance on file, a scheduled freight-elevator window, or a check-in at the front desk, that is exactly what this service is priced and staffed to handle.

Two related pages may fit better depending on your building. If you own your unit and your building operates under an HOA or condo association with its own rules for contractor access and move logistics, see Condo Cleaning, which is scoped for owner-occupied units with association-specific coordination. If you live in a detached single-family home rather than a multi-family building, see our House Cleaning and Recurring House Cleaning pages, which are priced by whole-home square footage and are not sized for apartment access logistics like elevators or shared parking.

How pricing works

Apartment Cleaning is fixed-price, built from three inputs: unit square footage, bedroom and bathroom count, and cleaning frequency.

• Unit size and layout set the base price. A 600-square-foot one-bedroom takes meaningfully less time than a 1,400-square-foot two-bedroom, two-bath unit, and the fixed price reflects that.
• Frequency changes the rate per visit. A weekly or biweekly maintenance schedule costs less per visit than a one-time or move-related clean, because a regularly maintained unit takes less time to reset.
• Access logistics can affect scheduling and, in some buildings, price: a unit that requires an elevator reservation, a loading-dock window, or building management sign-in adds coordination time that a ground-floor walk-up does not.
• Add-ons are priced individually: inside the oven, inside the refrigerator, interior windows, and balcony or patio areas.

What changes the price: pet presence, clutter level, and time since the last professional cleaning. As general market context, third-party cost guides such as Angi report apartment cleaning typically running $75 to $175 per visit depending on size and frequency, with one-time or move-related cleans running higher. Starting at $299.. Enter your property’s details and photos in the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate. Final scope and price subject to verification on site.

What’s included

• Kitchen: counters, sink, stovetop exterior, cabinet fronts spot-cleaned, floors
• Bathrooms: toilets, tubs or showers, mirrors, counters, floors
• Living areas and bedrooms: dusting of reachable surfaces, floors vacuumed and mopped, trash emptied
• Entry areas, closets (exterior surfaces), and in-unit laundry area if present
• Coordination with building management for access windows, parking, and any required check-in
• If you’re not satisfied, we return within 24 hours and re-clean the missed area at no charge.

What’s not included

• Exterior windows, balconies above ground level requiring lift access, and shared building common areas
• Biohazard cleanup or pest-related cleanup
• Moving heavy furniture or appliances
• Building-owned fixtures requiring maintenance staff, such as HVAC units or in-wall systems
• Certificate of insurance fees charged directly by a building, if applicable, which are billed as incurred

Apartment cleaning in Central Ohio’s multi-family neighborhoods

Central Ohio’s apartment stock is concentrated and varied. Near the OSU campus and in dense student-adjacent buildings, unit turnover is high and move-related cleans are common on academic-year timelines. In the Short North and Grandview Heights, mid-rise and converted buildings often mean tighter floor plans, older finishes that need careful product choices, and street parking that a cleaning crew has to plan around rather than assume. That is different from the single-family suburbs ringing Columbus, where a house cleaning visit does not involve a building directory or a loading dock. Apartment Cleaning is priced and scheduled with that access reality built in, not treated as an afterthought.

Many Central Ohio apartment residents also rent rather than own, which changes what a cleaning visit needs to accomplish: move-in and move-out cleans that satisfy a property manager’s inspection are a common request alongside recurring maintenance for residents staying put.

Our process

1. Price your unit online. Square footage, bedrooms, bathrooms, and building access notes go into the Estimate Builder for a preliminary online estimate.
2. Confirm access. We collect parking instructions, building contact information, and any elevator or check-in requirements before the visit is scheduled.
3. First visit. The cleaner confirms scope on arrival, notes unit-specific details, and completes the visit against the published checklist.
4. Recurring visits, if selected. Frequency discounts apply automatically, and the same access notes carry forward so nothing has to be re-explained.
5. Feedback window. Flag anything missed after the visit and adjust frequency or add-ons for next time online.

Services completed by appropriately qualified professionals where required.