Decatur's campuses are commuter schools, so the turn here is not about a student tower emptying in a single day. It is about apartment communities along Beltline Road, in Priceville and across the river in Athens that fill each August with Calhoun Community College and Athens State University students, along with the young engineers and contractors who commute to Redstone Arsenal and Cummings Research Park. Their leases line up, and the property manager has a short window to get every unit ready.
Squeaky Clean Team is a commercial cleaning and janitorial company with 60+ vetted cleaners. We turn units at scale for property managers in Morgan and Limestone counties and provide recurring janitorial service for campus buildings, so your staff can stay on leasing and repairs.
Two mass turns a year, planned before the rush
Summer turn
Fall classes at Calhoun and Athens State start in August, and the communities that lease to students, young engineers and contractors on the Huntsville side turn over in the same few weeks. We staff the window ahead and work buildings in the order your move in schedule needs.
Winter turn
The December and early January turn is smaller but falls on holiday weeks when your own staff is short. We cover it so spring move ins are ready without pulling your maintenance team off repairs.
Turns at scale, then the common areas
When dozens of units at one property come due in the same week, we bring enough crews to run several buildings at once and hold your move in date. A Squeaky Clean Team lead is assigned to your property for the whole turn. Once residents are in, the same crews can keep your leasing office, clubhouse, fitness room and laundry rooms clean on a recurring schedule.
Who we work with in Decatur
- Property management companies with student and workforce housing
- Apartment communities that lease to students and Redstone commuters
- Owners of rental houses and duplexes near the campuses
- College housing and facilities departments
- Owners of conventional apartments in Decatur, Priceville and Athens
- Builders finishing new multifamily housing
Where students live around Decatur
Calhoun Community College's main campus sits on Highway 31 near Interstate 565, right on the Morgan and Limestone county line, so its renters are split between Decatur and Athens. We turn units along Beltline Road and Spring Avenue, in the newer communities in Priceville, and in Athens near Athens State University and along Highway 72. On the Decatur side we also serve the apartment communities on the southwest side near the hospital campuses and the older rental houses in the Albany and Old Decatur districts.
Hartselle, Madison and the west side of Huntsville are part of the same service area.
What every unit turn includes
- Full kitchen clean, inside appliances, cabinets and drawers
- Bathrooms scrubbed, descaled and disinfected
- Each bedroom cleaned on its own for leases signed by the bed
- Blinds, baseboards, doors and switch plates
- Floors vacuumed and mopped, carpet spots treated
- Closets, shelving and window tracks
- Patio, balcony and entry
- A photo report of the finished unit sent to your office
Turns are priced per unit by floor plan. The full service is on our apartment and student housing turns page.
How a turn is run
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
Buildings are sequenced around your move out dates, your maintenance crew, and your paint and flooring vendors. Cleaners enter a unit only after it is released for final clean.
3. Turn the units
Crews are scaled to the window and work building by building. Your assigned lead is on the property every day of the turn and is your one point of contact.
4. Photo proof and punch list
Every finished unit gets a photo report. If a unit fails your inspection, we clean it again at no charge before the resident arrives.
Janitorial services for campus buildings
For college facilities teams in Decatur and Athens, the same crews provide recurring commercial cleaning and janitorial services on a nightly, weekly or custom schedule.
- Classrooms, labs and workforce training shops
- Administrative and faculty offices
- Student centers, libraries and recreation facilities
- Event cleanup
- Plant and industrial training facilities
- Post construction cleaning for new academic and housing buildings
Procurement gets a certificate of insurance, a W9 and references. We carry general liability and workers compensation, and we can meet state purchasing requirements for public institutions.
More from Squeaky Clean Team in Decatur
Between turns we clean leasing offices, clubhouses, model units and vacant units, and we handle single move outs as they come up. For plant offices, medical practices and downtown businesses, see commercial cleaning in Decatur. Properties on the Huntsville side are covered on our Huntsville student housing page.
Send your unit count and turn dates through the quote form or call (985) 239-4684. We reply the same business day.
Student housing cleaning in Decatur: common questions
Calhoun is a commuter school. Do you still do student housing turns in Decatur?
Yes. The apartment communities in Decatur, Priceville and Athens that lease to Calhoun and Athens State students turn over every August like any student property, and we turn them the same way, priced per unit by floor plan.
Do you cover Athens and the Limestone County side of the river?
Yes. Athens, Priceville, Hartselle and Madison are all part of the same service area as Decatur.
How is turn cleaning priced?
Per unit, by floor plan. Bedroom and bathroom count drive the number. After a free walkthrough you get a written scope and a price for each floor plan.
What proof do we get that a unit is finished?
A photo report for every unit, sent to your office. If a unit does not pass your inspection, we clean it again at no charge.
Will you work around our painters, flooring vendor and maintenance staff?
Yes. The cleaning schedule is built around your other trades. Our crews go into a building once it has been released for final clean.
Can the same company clean our campus buildings during the year?
Yes. The crews that turn units also provide recurring janitorial service for classrooms, offices, student centers and training shops on a nightly, weekly or custom schedule.