Student housing lives and dies by the turn. Leases end, hundreds of residents move out in the same few days, and every bedroom, bathroom and kitchen has to pass inspection before the next resident picks up keys. Squeaky Clean Team is a commercial cleaning and janitorial company built to carry that load for property managers in Auburn and Opelika.
We work with the management companies behind the student apartments, cottages and condos around Auburn University and Southern Union State Community College. You get a crew sized to your unit count, a team lead based in Auburn who stays on your property for the whole turn, and a photo report on every unit so your staff can sign off without walking each one.
Between turns we handle single move outs, vacant unit refreshes, model units, clubhouses, fitness rooms and other common areas on a recurring janitorial schedule.
Two mass turns a year, planned before the rush
Summer turn
This is the big one: leases roll over from late July into mid August and most of the property turns at once. We staff up weeks ahead and run buildings in the order your move in schedule needs.
Winter turn
The semester break turn in December and early January brings fewer units, a tighter window and holiday staffing gaps. We cover it so your maintenance team is not cleaning units on Christmas week.
Built for large scale turns
Large turns are the work we are set up for. When a whole community rolls over in the same few days, we bring enough crews to run several buildings at once and hold your move in date. The same team can stay on after the turn to clean your clubhouse, leasing office, hallways and other common areas on a recurring schedule.
What every unit turn includes
- Full kitchen clean, inside appliances and cabinets
- Every bathroom scrubbed, descaled and disinfected
- Each bedroom cleaned for by the bed leases
- Blinds, baseboards, doors and switch plates
- Floors vacuumed and mopped, carpet spot treatment
- Closets, shelves and window tracks
- Balconies, patios and entry areas
- Photo report for each unit sent to your office
How we run a turn for your property
1. Walk the property and count units
We walk your floor plans with you, confirm unit and bed counts, and send a written scope with a flat price per floor plan.
2. Build the schedule with your team
We sequence buildings around your move out dates, your maintenance crew, and your paint and carpet vendors so nobody is waiting on anybody.
3. Turn the units
Crews work the schedule building by building. Your Auburn team lead is on site every day and is your one point of contact.
4. Photo proof and punch list
Every finished unit gets a photo report. If a unit does not pass your inspection, we come back and fix it at no charge before move in.
Janitorial services for campus buildings
The same crews provide recurring commercial cleaning and janitorial services for college and university facilities in the Auburn area, on a nightly, weekly or custom schedule.
- Classrooms, lecture halls and labs
- Administrative and faculty offices
- Athletic and recreation facilities
- Residence halls and dorm turns
- Event and game day cleanup
- Post construction cleaning for new campus and housing builds
For procurement we provide a certificate of insurance, W9 and references, and we carry general liability and workers compensation coverage.
Who we work with in Auburn and Opelika
- Property management companies running student housing
- Purpose built student apartment communities
- Owners of student cottages, condos and duplexes
- University housing and facilities departments
- Fraternity and sorority house corporations
- Builders finishing new student housing
Student housing areas we cover
We turn units across the student housing corridors around campus, including downtown Auburn, West Glenn and West Magnolia, Wire Road, South College Street and East University Drive, plus properties in Opelika. Managing student housing in another college town? We run the same turn program in Tuscaloosa, Birmingham, Huntsville, Mobile, Montgomery and Pensacola.
More from Squeaky Clean Team in Auburn
- Apartment and Student Housing Turns
- Commercial Cleaning and Janitorial Services
- Post Construction Cleaning
- Commercial Cleaning in Auburn and Opelika
- Auburn guides on the blog
Ready to lock in your next turn? Tell us your unit count and dates and get a written bid, usually the same business day.
Student housing cleaning in Auburn & Opelika: common questions
Can you handle a full student housing turn in Auburn?
Yes. We plan the turn with your team weeks in advance, scale crews to your unit count for the window, and assign a team lead to your property for the duration so your staff has one point of contact.
How far ahead should we book the summer turn?
Reach out as early as you can. Most property managers lock in turn vendors in the spring, and we like to walk the property and confirm floor plans well before move out week.
How is student housing turn cleaning priced?
We price per unit by floor plan, with bedroom and bathroom count driving the number. You get a written scope and a flat price per floor plan after a free walkthrough, so there are no hourly surprises.
How do we know a unit is done?
Every unit gets a photo report of each room when it is finished. If something does not pass your inspection, we come back and fix it at no charge.
Do you work alongside our paint, carpet and maintenance vendors?
Yes. We build the cleaning schedule around your other trades and send crews into a building only when it is ready for a final clean.
Are you insured?
Yes. We carry general liability and workers compensation and can send a certificate of insurance naming your management company and the property owner.