House cleanouts in Fort Lauderdale before a sale, a move or a new tenant

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A whole house is more than one month's bulk pile

Fort Lauderdale's bulk service, run by WM, comes once a month and takes one pile of up to 10 cubic yards. A furnished three-bedroom house is several times that. The city does offer special pickups for bigger piles, but by appointment and for a fee, and the pile still cannot include household garbage or hazardous liquids, which every cleared-out kitchen and closet produces.

There is no self-haul shortcut either. Fort Lauderdale is not on Broward County's list of participating cities for the county's bulk and yard drop-off centers. So a full house usually means a hauler. With Dany, the crew carries from each room straight to the truck, the rooms empty in one push, and the curb in front of the house stays clear for the realtor's photos.

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Estates, sales and rental turnovers in Fort Lauderdale

The median owner-occupied home in Fort Lauderdale is valued at about $486,700 (Census, 2020 to 2024). When a house like that goes on the market, nobody wants a lifetime of furniture in the listing photos. Families clearing a parent's home and sellers working to a closing date call for the same thing: an empty house by a fixed day.

Rentals are the other half. Only 54.1% of the city's homes are owner-occupied, so landlords and property managers here deal with a lot of move-outs. When a tenant leaves beds, food and bags of trash behind, Dany can meet you at the door, agree on what stays, and send photos once the rooms are bare.

or call (754) 249-1015

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Condos, waterfront homes and access

Condo owners in Fort Lauderdale are not on the city's bulk route at all; the city says condos and apartments contract directly with their own hauler. That building hauler handles the building's trash, not a unit full of furniture. For a condo cleanout, get the service elevator booked and the building's hours, and tell Dany. Rapid Haul carries $1M general liability if management asks for proof.

Fort Lauderdale has about 165 miles of inland waterways, so plenty of houses back onto a canal with a dock, a patio and a long carry from the water side to the street. Tell Dany about anything out back, from patio furniture to a dock box, so it is in the same price.

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What gets cleared, room by room

Everything that is not on your keep list and not built into the house:

• Bedrooms: beds, mattresses, dressers and closets of clothes and linens
• Living and dining rooms: sofas, tables, shelving, rugs and electronics
• Kitchen: contents of every cabinet, small appliances and the old fridge
• Garage and patio: tools, boxes, grills and outdoor furniture
• Bagged trash and leftovers the city's bulk pile will not accept

or call (754) 249-1015

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What a Fort Lauderdale house cleanout costs

House cleanouts start at $1,000 for a typical home with normal contents. Dany sets the final number from photos of every room or a quick walk-through, and it covers the crew, loading, hauling and disposal. More packed rooms, heavy pieces like safes or pianos, and long carries from the back of a canal lot or down a condo hallway raise it. Half-empty rooms and easy access bring it down.

Because cleanouts start at $1,000, Dany may ask for a 50% deposit to hold the day, and he says so with the quote. The rest is paid after you walk the empty house. Rapid Haul is based in Hollywood, next door, and Dany answers (754) 249-1015 himself, Monday to Saturday, 7 AM to 7 PM.