Apartment Cleaning in Kenilworth, NJ
Plan care for the spaces within your Kenilworth apartment. DM reviews the private kitchen, bathrooms and living areas, then confirms building entry and visit frequency; additional units and shared areas need their own agreed scope.
What's Included in Apartment Cleaning Kenilworth
Apartment Cleaning for Kenilworth, NJ Homes
Apartment Cleaning is the right fit for Kenilworth homes that need recurring & detailed apartment service. Every job follows our room-by-room professional checklist — kitchens, bathrooms, floors, dust, high-touch surfaces, and detail focus areas.
- Owner-operated by Daniela Marque
- Same small trusted crew every visit
- We take photos only if you ask us before we start.
- NJ MBE certified for accountability
Kenilworth house cleaning checklist — 54 points
📄 Download the apartment cleaning checklist (PDF)The full guide contains 54 points: 52 room tasks and two final checks. We agree which tasks apply to your service; extras are quoted separately.
See what we clean — all 54 points
Each point applies where the surface is present and safely accessible, within the rooms agreed for your visit.
- 1. Clean and sanitize countertops.
- 2. Wipe the backsplash.
- 3. Clean and polish the sink.
- 4. Wipe and polish the faucet and fixtures.
- 5. Clean cabinet exteriors.
- 6. Wipe the stovetop.
- 7. Wipe the oven exterior.
- 8. Wipe the refrigerator exterior.
- 9. Wipe the microwave exterior.
- 10. Wipe small-appliance exteriors.
- 11. Vacuum the kitchen floor.
- 12. Mop the kitchen hard floor.
- 13. Clean the toilet.
- 14. Wipe down the bathtub.
- 15. Wipe down the shower.
- 16. Clean the bathroom sink.
- 17. Wipe and polish bathroom fixtures.
- 18. Clean bathroom mirrors.
- 19. Disinfect bathroom high-touch points.
- 20. Vacuum the bathroom floor.
- 21. Mop the bathroom hard floor.
- 22. Clear and tidy accessible living-room surfaces.
- 23. Dust accessible living-room surfaces.
- 24. Dust living-room baseboards.
- 25. Dust living-room blinds.
- 26. Clean living-room interior windowsills.
- 27. Clean living-room interior ledges.
- 28. Vacuum living-room floors, carpets and rugs.
- 29. Mop suitable living-room hard floors.
- 30. Clear and tidy accessible bedroom surfaces.
- 31. Dust accessible bedroom surfaces.
- 32. Dust bedroom baseboards.
- 33. Dust bedroom blinds.
- 34. Clean bedroom interior windowsills.
- 35. Clean bedroom interior ledges.
- 36. Vacuum bedroom floors, carpets and rugs.
- 37. Mop suitable bedroom hard floors.
- 38. Dust reachable light fixtures.
- 39. Dust reachable ceiling fans.
- 40. Wipe stair railings and banisters.
- 41. Clean door knobs.
- 42. Clean switch plates.
- 43. Sanitize other agreed high-touch surfaces.
- 44. Vacuum the stairs.
- 45. Clean floor corners and edges.
- 46. Vacuum floors in other included rooms.
- 47. Mop suitable hard floors in those rooms.
- 48. Empty trash.
- 49. Replace trash liners.
- 50. Return the main bins to their places.
- 51. Light cleanup of the laundry room.
- 52. Light cleanup of the mudroom.
- 53. Check the included tasks.
- 54. Review the finish.
What's included and what costs extra
Laundry and mudroom areas receive light cleanup only. We do not wash dishes or wash, dry or fold clothes. Bed-linen changes are available upon request for an additional $20 per bedroom. Cleaning inside appliances, cabinets or storage areas costs extra; confirm availability, what's included and the price before booking. Deep cleaning does not automatically include these extras.
Kenilworth renters and owners who book us
Family-owned and locally operated — no franchise and no call center; you reach the owner. Daniela Marque and her own crew clean Kenilworth apartments from a list of the rooms inside your unit.
- ✅ Your apartment quote comes back that day or the next
- ✅ NJ MBE certified; the owner cleans with us
- ✅ Pets in the unit? Say so in the request
- ✅ Something missed in your unit? Report it within 24 hours of the visit and it is re-cleaned free. Guarantee terms
- ✅ The price for your unit is fixed ahead of the visit
- ✅ Unit visits on confirmed weekdays
- ✅ Pictures inside your unit only when you request them beforehand
- ✅ A $1,000,000 general liability policy covers our work in your apartment
Send your unit number, floor and building rules, and we plan the visit around them.
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Data USA reports that 74.5% of Kenilworth homes are owner-occupied; the rest are rented. Give us the unit, floor, stairs or elevator and entry steps, plus the kitchen, bathrooms and buildup, and we quote the work inside your door.
Check parking and building entry rules before the visit. Hallways, entrances and areas the landlord controls are not part of a unit quote; tell us who can authorize them if you want them done.
Ask for a clean of the rooms inside your Kenilworth apartment and include the unit number, the floor, whether there are stairs or an elevator, and how we enter. A word on the kitchen, bathrooms and any buildup lets us quote the real job.
Areas and priorities
Check parking and the building's entry rules ahead of the visit. Hallways, entrances and other spaces the landlord controls fall outside an apartment quote; name the area and the person who can approve work there.
Address details
Send the Kenilworth street, unit number and the rooms inside it, plus how the crew gets in. Being based in town does not hold a date; scope, entry and the slot are confirmed first.
Prepare for the visit
- Give us the unit number, which floor, and how to get into the building.
- Let us know where to park and whether to book the elevator or use the stairs.
- Name the kitchen, bathrooms and other rooms in the unit that need cleaning.
- Send any deadline; availability must be confirmed.
Local areas
Units near Boulevard and the Route 22 corridor • residential blocks off Boulevard
Local and nearby landmarks
David Brearley Middle and High School • Kenilworth Borough Hall on Boulevard • nearby Nomahegan Park in Cranford
Your unit, your building's rules
What you pay covers only the rooms behind your own door. How the crew enters and brings in supplies is up to the building.
Unit rates
For a 1–2 bedroom unit: weekly $120–$160, every two weeks $140–$180, once a month $160–$200.
Stairs or elevator
Say which one we use and whether the elevator must be booked.
Parking and supplies
Tell us where the crew can park and how supplies may be carried in.
Named contact
If the building needs a named person for entry, include that name.
Common areas
Hallways and lobbies need the building's approval and a separate commercial quote.
Rooms in use
Point out occupied rooms, delicate surfaces and heavy buildup before we confirm.
Renting in Kenilworth
Data USA reports 74.5% homeownership in Kenilworth, which leaves about a quarter of homes rented. Renters and condo owners are quoted the same way: the rooms inside your unit.
74.5% homeownership
Owner-occupied share of Kenilworth homes. Source: Data USA, 2024.
2,932 households
Households recorded in the borough by the 2020 U.S. Census.
Lease deadlines
Share your lease start date; we hold a weekday slot only after it is confirmed.
Landlord permission
Where the lease calls for landlord approval of outside workers, get that sorted before we come.
Studios
Studios are welcome and follow the same room-by-room list, scaled to the space.
Sources
Data USA, Kenilworth, NJ (2024); Wikipedia, Kenilworth, New Jersey (2020 Census).
Your unit, before and after the visit
Inside a Kenilworth unit
Rooms like the ones behind a Kenilworth apartment door. Send your floor, building entry and parking.
Island kitchen in the unit
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Living room in the unit
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Unit shower bath
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Unit TV room
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Unit bedroom
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Dining corner in the unit
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Small bedroom in the unit
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Stacked machines in the unit
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Unit entry stairs
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Unit half bath
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Unit desk nook
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Galley kitchen in the unit
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Unit sunroom
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Unit upper stairs
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Unit tub bath
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Unit lower lounge
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Unit cooktop
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Unit sink counter
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Unit pantry
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Unit reading corner
Photos from homes we have cleaned, edited to protect our clients’ privacy.
Kenilworth, close up: notes for the apartment cleaning
Researched notes on Kenilworth that make each visit easier to plan.
- Kenilworth Boulevard. The downtown area along Kenilworth Boulevard has restaurants, coffee shops, offices and small retail establishments.
What Clients Wrote on Google
"Good job. Quickly and clearly."
Good job. Quickly and clearly.
— verismar de souza
"Absolutely amazing experience!"
Absolutely amazing experience! The team was friendly, respectful, and went above and beyond to make sure everything was perfect. You can tell they truly care about their work and their customers. Walking into my home after they finished was the best feeling—everything was fresh, clean, and sparkling. I’ll definitely be using them again and recommending them to friends and family!
— Lou Saunders
"They were on time, professional, and very detail-oriented throughout the entire process."
I don’t usually leave reviews, but DM House Cleaning did a really solid job. They were on time, professional, and very detail-oriented throughout the entire process.
What stood out the most was the attention to detail — they didn’t just clean the obvious areas, they went deeper and made sure everything was properly taken care of. The place felt genuinely clean and well-maintained after they finished.
If you’re looking for a dependable and professional cleaning service in the area, they’re definitely worth considering.
— Rui Reis
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Before we confirm your appointment
Cleaning products and vacuum
On the first visit we bring all the cleaning products and our own vacuum. On later visits we still bring our vacuum, and we use your products: you can buy the ones you like, or we can buy them for you and give you the receipt.
Payment
We accept Zelle, Venmo and checks.
Weekday appointments
Monday through Friday, 8:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.
Time for the visit
It depends on the size and condition of the home. We don’t rush: Daniela checks every room before the crew moves on to the next, so larger homes and first visits take longer.
Tipping
Tips are never expected, but always appreciated.
Changing an appointment
Please give us 48 hours’ notice so we can offer the time to another family.
Optional keys and access
You do not need to be home if authorized entry is arranged. Providing a key or access code is optional and your choice. If you give us a key for recurring visits, we keep it on file, labeled, for your scheduled visits and return it whenever you ask or when service ends. We only accept one if you choose to give it to us. Share door, lockbox or alarm codes privately when arranging access, not in the quote form.
Missed agreed tasks
Report a missed agreed task within 24 hours of the visit; we will re-clean that task at no charge. A return visit also requires access to the property.
A return visit requires authorized access. The guarantee provides a re-clean, not a refund.
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What we need from you
- Kenilworth street address, unit and floor
- Private kitchen, bathrooms and other requested rooms
- Stairs or elevator arrangements and building access rules
- Parking and any shared area needing separate approval
- Current buildup and preferred visit time to confirm
Providing a key or access code is optional and your choice. If you give us a key for recurring visits, we keep it on file, labeled, for your scheduled visits and return it whenever you ask or when service ends. We only accept one if you choose to give it to us. Share door, lockbox or alarm codes privately when arranging access, not in the quote form.
FAQ — Apartment Cleaning Kenilworth
What does apartment cleaning cost in Kenilworth?
A Kenilworth apartment is priced by the unit's size and condition. Visits start at $120, and the exact figure is set from the work you ask for. Square footage, the bathroom count and whether you want a first deep clean or a recurring visit matter most. Send the unit details for a free quote with your exact number.
What does a Kenilworth apartment clean include?
The rooms inside your unit on the checklist: kitchen exteriors, baths, floors and dusting. Dishes and laundry are excluded, linens are $20 per bedroom on request and interiors are extra.
Who shows up to clean a Kenilworth apartment?
Daniela Marque, the owner, with her usual small crew and never a subcontractor. We carry NJ MBE certification. A task you report as missed within 24 hours is redone free, and no photos are taken in your unit unless you ask first.
What is the earliest you can clean my Kenilworth apartment?
Send the date you have in mind and any lease or moving deadline. The booking is confirmed once the room list, building entry and an open weekday are agreed.
What unit details help the quote?
Street, unit number, floor, bathroom count, stairs or elevator, parking and any building rule for outside workers.
Is the building hallway part of the quote?
No. Hallways, entrances and landlord-controlled areas are separate and need the building's authorization; we quote the rooms inside your unit.
Does my landlord have to approve a cleaning in Kenilworth?
Only if your lease says so. When it requires permission for outside workers, get that first; the crew works only inside your unit.
Do you clean Kenilworth studios?
Yes, on the same room-by-room list, sized to the rooms the studio has.
Can the clean happen before my lease ends?
Send the lease end date and the landlord's list. A weekday is confirmed only once entry is arranged.
Where does the crew park at my building?
Tell us the building's parking and supply rules when you book, and we plan the visit around them.
Ready for Apartment Cleaning in Kenilworth?
Owner-run • Insured in the unit • Same small crew • Priced per unit
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