Owner-operated · Fully insured · Essex County

Move-Out Cleaning in Short Hills, NJ

A Short Hills move-out clean set around the day your things leave and the day keys go back. The rooms, kitchen, bathrooms and floors are agreed first; interiors cost extra, and no deposit result is promised. Weekdays, 8 a.m.–4 p.m.

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NJ MBE #A0654-63

Since 2019

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Our cleaning crewWho cleans at handover Tasks and extrasThe handover list

The Short Hills handover list

🔑 Move-Out Cleaning • Cleaning for an agreed move-out checklist

Move-out cleaning a Short Hills home

For Short Hills sellers and renters handing over the keys. The room-by-room checklist below is worked in the emptied rooms, matched to any list from the landlord or buyer.

Daniela Marque, the owner, plans the handover
One small crew for the move-out
No photos of the emptied home unless you ask first.
NJ MBE certified, #A0654-63

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Short Hills house cleaning checklist — 54 points

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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.

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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.

Short Hills sellers and renters moving out

Family-owned and locally operated — not a franchise and no call center between you and the handover. Daniela Marque and her crew clean the Short Hills home you are leaving, on the list you approve before key return.

✅ Move-out prices the same day or the next
✅ NJ MBE certified; the owner plans the handover
✅ Pets leaving with the boxes? Tell us
✅ Handover item overlooked? Let us know within 24 hours of the clean and it gets redone without charge. Guarantee terms
✅ Published move-out price bands
✅ Handover cleans on booked weekdays
✅ No photos of the empty home unless you ask
✅ $1,000,000 general liability coverage at the handover

Since 2019

Send the key-return date and any checklist from the landlord or buyer, and we plan from it.

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Short Hills move-outs: before we come

Short Hills is a section of Millburn Township in Essex County, New Jersey, with its own post office since 1880, first housed in the railroad station.

Local Notes • Short Hills, NJ

The crew is based in Kenilworth, NJ. A Short Hills move-out date is set once the list, the key return and a weekday are fixed.

Move-Out Cleaning • Short Hills, NJ

Build the Short Hills move-out around the day your things leave and the day the keys go back. Share the rooms, their condition and any written list from the landlord or buyer.

Areas and priorities

We clean the agreed list; the deposit or inspection result is never ours to promise. Appliance and cabinet interiors are extra, and anything left behind or needing a specialist should be named first.

Address details

Send the address, the bedrooms and bathrooms, the key-return time and who holds the keys after we finish. Interiors are priced separately.

Prepare for the visit

Tell us when your things leave and when the keys go back.
Pass along the Short Hills landlord's or buyer's written list, if there is one.
Carpets are vacuumed; specialist carpet care is a separate service.
The clean does not decide a deposit or an inspection.
Handover extras are priced before the date.

Quick Facts • Short Hills

Local areas

Homes changing hands across Short Hills, in Millburn Township, Essex County

Local landmarks

Near Greenwood Gardens off Old Short Hills Road

Short Hills move-out cleaning

Prices and the handover

We check the landlord's or buyer's list against the work we quote for your Short Hills home; whether a deposit comes back is decided by them.

1 bedroom

$260–$380, set by the condition and the list.

2 bedrooms

$340–$480, set by the condition and the list.

3 bedrooms and more

$460–$620 for 3 bedrooms; 4+ bedrooms $540–$900+.

Quoted at a free walk-through

Quote from a free walk-through, final unless you add work.

Movers

We start after the movers finish, never while they work.

Deposit

We clean the approved list; no deposit or inspection result is promised.

Short Hills facts for sellers and renters

Leaving a Short Hills home

The 2020 U.S. Census counted 4,543 housing units in Short Hills, 4.6% of them vacant. Whether you sell or hand back a rental, we clean the list you approve.

1.4% homeowner vacancy

Homeowner vacancy rate in Short Hills. Source: 2020 U.S. Census.

4.2% rental vacancy

Rental vacancy rate in Short Hills. Source: 2020 U.S. Census.

2 cars per household

Average car ownership in Short Hills. Source: Data USA, 2024.

Boxes left behind

We clean around them; we do not move them or clean under them.

Utilities

Keep water, power and permission to enter until we finish.

Sources

Wikipedia, Short Hills, New Jersey (2020 Census); Data USA, Short Hills, NJ (2024).

Short Hills home values

Short Hills in national rankings

Forbes listed Short Hills among the most expensive ZIP codes in the United States. A move-out clean is priced from the rooms, not the market.

66th in 2006

Forbes ranking, with a median sale price of $1,200,000. Source: Wikipedia.

67th in 2012

Forbes ranking, with a median of $1,951,846. Source: Wikipedia.

$1.67M in 2024

Median property value in Short Hills. Source: Data USA, 2024.

Walk-through timing

We can clean before the buyer's walk-through when the rooms are empty.

Changing the date

A move-out clean can move with 48 hours' notice.

Quoted at a free walk-through

Taken only when you ask before we begin.

Bare Short Hills rooms at key return

View AView B

Key return, view A: the cleaning caddy on the floor of the emptied fireplace room.

Key return, view B: the room bare and the floor clear.

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View AView B

Key return, view A: supplies on the tile beside the glass shower.

Key return, view B: nothing left on the bathroom floor.

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A Short Hills house cleaned for the handover

Short Hills rooms you are leaving, cleaned on the list you approved before the keys change hands. We do not decide deposits.

Vacant kitchen with pale oak island: island and counters left clean for the next owner.

Oak island at key return

Empty living room and limestone fireplace: mantel and floor cleaned after the movers go.

Limestone fireplace, cleared out

Clear bathroom with freestanding tub: tub, toilet and floor left clean for the buyer or landlord.

Freestanding tub on the last day

Unfurnished family room with built-in shelves: shelves wiped if they are on the list.

Family room shelves emptied

Empty bedroom with corner windows: sills and floor cleaned.

Corner-window bedroom, emptied

Empty dining room with paneled walls: panel ledges and floor wiped.

Paneled dining room at handover

Empty bedroom with built-in closet: closet shelves wiped only when quoted.

Closet bedroom, boxes gone

Cleared laundry room and machine exteriors: machine exteriors wiped and floor mopped.

Laundry room left behind

Vacant entrance hall and staircase: rail and hall floor cleaned.

Entrance hall on the way out

Clear powder room and pedestal sink: pedestal sink and floor cleaned.

Powder room at key handoff

Empty study with built-in storage: storage fronts and floor wiped.

Study left empty

Bare counters and installed range: range exterior and bare counters wiped one last time.

Range at handover

Unfurnished sunroom with tiled floor: tile and ledges cleaned before keys go back.

Tiled sunroom, final pass

Clear staircase and landing: handrail and floor wiped.

Landing, last look

Clear bathroom with glass tub screen: screen and tile wiped for the next people.

Tub screen at handover

Empty finished lower-level room: floor cleaned once the boxes are out.

Lower level after the movers

Range exterior and bare countertop: counter and range front wiped.

Counter by the range, last wipe

Clear double vanity and bathroom floor: both sinks, mirror and floor done.

Double vanity at move-out

Empty pantry with bare wooden shelves: shelves wiped only if on the list.

Pantry left bare

Empty sitting room with bay window: bay sill and floor cleaned end to end.

Bay-window room, handed over

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Photos from homes we have cleaned, edited to protect our clients’ privacy.

Short Hills landmarks near your move-out clean

What our Short Hills research turned up, with the source behind each fact.

Hartshorn Arboretum Stone House. The Stone House at the arboretum on Forest Drive South was built in 1933 for Cora Hartshorn, who had laid out 3 miles of paths on the grounds by the late 1930s.
Hartshorn general store on Hobart Avenue. A Shingle-style building on Hobart Avenue, designed by Frederick B. White in 1885, was built as a general store by Stewart Hartshorn and converted to a residence in 1934.
Short Hills name origin. Stewart Hartshorn chose the name Short Hills because it reflected the local topography and because the Lenape used the same name for the region.

Client Reviews on Google

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"The kitchen and bathrooms looked brand new."

I hired DM House Cleaning for a deep cleaning before hosting guests, and they exceeded my expectations. The kitchen and bathrooms looked brand new. It’s great to find a dependable house cleaning service in Union County that really cares about quality. I will definitely use them again.

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"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.

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Before we confirm your appointment

Cleaning products and vacuum

Yes. We bring all the cleaning products and our own vacuum.

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 to cancel or reschedule so we can offer the time to another client.

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 requires authorized access. The guarantee provides a re-clean, not a refund.

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What we need from you

Property address and key-return deadline
When belongings will be removed and areas left accessible
Written cleaning priorities and current condition
Authorized entry, utilities and any specialist-care concerns
Separate appliance and cabinet interior requests

Individual quotes Same- or next-day reply

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.

Provide a phone number or email address so we can reply.

Full name Phone

Email Home type

Home details (optional)

Share what you know. We will confirm what's included, the price and availability before booking.

Bedrooms Bathrooms

Approximate home size (sq ft) Preferred frequency Preferred date

Anything we should know?

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Report a missed agreed task within 24 hours of the visit; we will re-clean that task at no charge. The guarantee provides a re-clean, not a refund. Guarantee terms

FAQ — Move-Out Cleaning Short Hills

What does a Short Hills move-out clean cost?

For a Short Hills move-out, a 1 bedroom is $260–$380, 2 bedrooms $340–$480, 3 bedrooms $460–$620 and 4+ bedrooms $540–$900+. The free walk-through gives the Short Hills quote once the rooms are empty.

What is on the Short Hills handover list?

Kitchen surfaces and appliance fronts, bathrooms, floors, sills and reachable dusting in the emptied rooms. Interiors are extra; no deposit or inspection outcome is promised.

Why do Short Hills sellers and renters call us?

Daniela Marque cleans the handover with her own small crew; no subcontractors. NJ MBE certified. A missed item reported within 24 hours is re-cleaned free; photos only if you ask before we start.

How soon can a Short Hills move-out be booked?

Send the moving day and the key-return time, and book the free walk-through for once the house is empty. We answer the same day or the next and confirm when a weekday after the movers is open.

What details set a move-out quote?

The address, bedrooms, bathrooms, the key-return time and a free walk-through of each room once the house is empty.

Will the Short Hills house be clean before the final walk-through?

Yes, if it is empty by then. The crew waits until the movers have finished and left.

Who gets the Short Hills keys once we finish?

They go where you decide: back to you, to a named person or into a lockbox.

Can you leave the Short Hills keys in a lockbox?

Yes. Keys go back to you, to a named person or into a lockbox, as we agree.

How is the price set if the house is still full?

We quote from a free walk-through, and that price is final unless you ask us to add work.

Should the utilities stay on until you finish?

Yes. We need water, power and permission to enter until the clean is done.

Will you clean around boxes left behind?

Yes. The crew cleans around leftover boxes in the Short Hills home but does not shift them or clean below them.

Can I move my Short Hills move-out date?

Yes, with at least 48 hours' notice; we then find another weekday after the movers.

Can I get photos of the finished rooms for my landlord?

Yes, when you request them before the clean begins; without that request the crew takes none.

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