A unit is its own kind of clean. Tight square footage, an elevator to share, a callbox at the gate, and an HOA that notices the hallway. We clean the way buildings actually work.
If you live in a third-floor walkup near Downtown St. Pete or a gated community off Little Road in Trinity, you already know the difference. The whole place might be one or two bedrooms, but every surface gets used hard. The kitchen and living room run together. Closets do double duty. One dirty bathroom is half your bathrooms. Mess shows up faster because there's nowhere for it to hide.
Then there's the building itself. We've cleaned units where parking means a 200-foot haul with a key fob to get through two doors. We've cleaned high-rise condos along Bayshore Boulevard where the freight elevator has to be reserved. We've worked New Port Richey and Wesley Chapel complexes where the leasing office holds the only spare key. None of that fazes us. We ask the right questions before we show up so the visit goes smooth.
Whether you own the place, rent it, or manage it for someone else, the cleaning has to fit the way the building runs. That's what this service is built for.
Who Calls Us for Unit Cleaning
Apartments and condos come with their own reasons to clean. Here's who reaches out most.
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Renters at lease-end
Your lease is up and the property manager wants the unit back in move-in shape. We clean to the standard that gets your full deposit back, not the standard that gets half of it withheld for "cleaning fees."
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Owners keeping a unit ready
Snowbird condo sitting empty half the year? A second place you keep guest-ready for family flying into Tampa? We keep it fresh between stays so you walk in and it smells clean, not closed up.
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Landlords turning a unit
One tenant out, next one in, and a short window between. We turn the unit so it photographs well, shows well, and rents faster. No leftover grime from the last lease.
What a Unit Clean Covers
Smaller floor plans mean we work room by room and hit the spots that get hammered in a unit: the galley kitchen, the single shared bath, the entry that takes every shoe in the house.
Kitchen & Living, the rooms that run together
Counters and backsplash sanitized, including the breakfast bar that doubles as a desk
Stovetop, microwave inside and out, and the exterior of the fridge and dishwasher
Living surfaces dusted by hand, including the TV stand and that one shelf that collects everything
Sliding glass door track and the balcony or patio threshold, where Florida grime piles up
Floors vacuumed and mopped, with the entry mat shaken out and the shoe pile-up handled
The Bathroom, where a unit shows wear fastest
Shower and tub disinfected, with hard-water spotting tackled (Florida water is rough on glass)
Toilet sanitized inside and out, base and behind included
Mirror, vanity, faucet, and exterior cabinets wiped streak-free
Exhaust fan dusted, the spot most cleaners skip and mold loves
Floors mopped, trash emptied
Bedrooms & Shared Spaces
Surfaces hand-dusted, including ceiling fan blades and AC vents
One bed made or linens changed, floors vacuumed and mopped
Interior windows, sills, and blinds in the unit
Baseboards and switch plates spot-cleaned, doorknobs wiped
In-unit laundry closet wiped down (washer and dryer exteriors)
Inside-the-oven, inside-the-fridge, cabinet interiors, wall washing, and full carpet treatment are add-ons. For a lease-end or rent-ready turnover, those usually get rolled in. Just tell us the situation when you call.
We Handle the Building Stuff
The cleaning is the easy part. Getting in, getting parked, and not annoying the HOA is where a lot of cleaners stumble. We don't.
Gate codes and callbox: give us the code or the leasing office number and we get ourselves in without a dozen calls to you
Key fobs and lockboxes: we coordinate fob pickup or lockbox access ahead of time, common for absent owners and landlords
Elevators and stairs: we carry our own supplies up, and we'll reserve the service elevator if the building requires it
HOA and common-area rules: quiet hours, where we can park, no propping the lobby door. We respect the rules so you don't get a notice
Trash and recycling: we know condos have a chute or a shared bin room. We bag it and take it where it goes, not the hallway
Licensed and insured: if your association asks for a certificate of insurance before vendors come on site, we have it ready
Booking a Unit Clean, Start to Finish
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Tell us the unit, not just the address
Studio, one-bed, two-bed? Walkup or high-rise? Are you the renter, the owner, or the property manager? Is this a recurring clean or a lease-end turnover? Those answers set the price and the plan.
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We sort out access
Gate code, fob, lockbox, or a meet-up with the leasing office. We figure out how we get in before the day arrives so nobody's standing in the parking lot at the callbox.
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We clean to the goal
A guest-ready clean and a deposit-back turnover are different jobs. We clean to whichever one you need, and for empty units we hit the inside of cabinets, drawers, and appliances since there's nothing in the way.
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Photos if you're not there
Out-of-state owner or a landlord juggling several units? We'll send photos when we finish so you can see the unit's ready without driving over. Lock up, fob back, done.
What a Unit Clean Costs
Most apartment and condo cleans across Tampa Bay land between $90 and $290. Units run cheaper than houses because there's less floor, but a few things move the number:
Layout: a studio off Central Avenue cleans faster than a two-bed, two-bath condo
Turnover vs upkeep: an empty lease-end clean with appliances inside costs more than a recurring tidy-up
How lived-in it is: a unit cleaned every two weeks is quicker than one that hasn't seen a mop in months
Multiple units: landlords turning more than one unit get a better rate per unit
We give you a flat quote before we start. No hourly meter, no surprise add-ons after the fact.
"Jenni and her company, Sunshine Clean and Care is excellent. I'm new to having house cleaning services, as I've always been so particular as to what's done. Jenni is very thorough and uses quality products. I've been very pleased. Additionally I very much appreciate Jenni's professional, friendly manner and her reliability."
Robbie Lecoq | Google Review
Apartment & Condo Cleaning FAQ
Yes, this is normal for us. Give us a gate code, a fob, a lockbox combo, or the leasing office contact, and we coordinate access before the visit. Plenty of our condo and apartment clients are at work or out of state when we clean. We lock up and return the fob exactly how you set it up.
That's exactly what the turnover clean is for. Send us your property manager's move-out checklist and we clean to it: inside the oven and fridge, cabinet and drawer interiors, baseboards, blinds, the works. Most complexes around Pasco and Hillsborough use a similar list, and we know what they look for when they walk the unit.
Some associations and high-rises require vendors to show proof of insurance before coming on site. We're licensed and insured and can provide a certificate of insurance for your building if they ask. Let us know during booking and we'll have it sent over so there's no holdup at the front desk.
We clean inside your unit, including your own entry, balcony, and patio. Shared hallways, lobbies, and elevators are usually the building's responsibility and the HOA handles those. If you manage a small building and want common areas cleaned too, call us and we'll quote that as a separate scope.
Yes, and units are a great fit for it. A smaller floor plan stays on top of with a quick bi-weekly visit, and the price per visit is friendlier than a full house. Take a look at our recurring cleaning service, or tell us your schedule when you call and we'll set the rhythm that fits.
We cover the apartment and condo communities across Pasco and Hillsborough, from New Port Richey, Trinity, and Wesley Chapel down through Tampa, Carrollwood, and the St. Pete waterfront. Check our service area for the full list of cities. Don't see yours? Give us a call, we likely still reach you.
Other Services for Your Unit
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Move-In / Move-Out Cleaning
Heading into a new place or handing the keys back? The deep turnover clean that gets units rent-ready and gets renters their deposits back across Pasco and Hillsborough.
If your condo hasn't had a real scrub in a while, start here. We get behind the fridge, into the grout, and across every vent before you switch to lighter recurring visits.
