Rental Turnovers · Apartments · Single-Family Rentals · Management Accounts · Temecula & Southwest Riverside County
Need a Tenant Turnover Cleanout in Temecula?
A tenant turnover cleanout with Wild West starts at $195, our quarter-load minimum, and most one-bedroom turns land between $195 and $350. Text photos of every room, the garage, and the patio to (951) 837-8072 and you get a load size and a firm price back, usually the same day. We let ourselves in with your lockbox or gate code, clear and sweep the unit, and send photos plus an invoice coded to the property, usually within 24 to 48 hours of your first text.
Family-owned in Temecula since 2021 · Licensed & insured · 5,000+ loads since 2021 · Lockbox access · Per-property invoicing
Wild West Junk Removal · 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 837-8072 · Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed · Family-owned and operated by Weston Molitor since 2021
Turnover Cleanout Cost
How Much Does a Tenant Turnover Cleanout Cost in Temecula?
A tenant turnover cleanout in Temecula costs $195 to $595 per trailer load with us, priced by how much of the trailer the unit fills. A studio or a light one-bedroom leave-behind fits the $195 minimum. A typical one-bedroom turn is a half load at $350. A furnished two-bedroom, or a house with a loaded garage, runs $495, and a heavy whole-house turn is a full load at $595. Stairs, appliances, and mattresses are the only add-ons, and they're in the number before we roll.
Quarter Load
3 cubic yards
$195
About one and a half full-size pickup beds. Our minimum.
Half Load
6 cubic yards
$350
About three full-size pickup beds.
Most Apartment Turns
Three-Quarter Load
9 cubic yards
$495
About four to five full-size pickup beds.
Full Load
12 cubic yards
$595
About five to six full-size pickup beds.
Every price includes a two-person crew, the carry from any room, the balcony, the patio, and the assigned storage closet, fuel, disposal, and a broom sweep when the last piece is out. There's no deposit and no trip charge, and the garage doesn't get its own invoice if it's part of the same job.
What Costs Extra on a Turnover?
- Stairs
- $150 on loads under 7 cubic yards, $300 on loads of 7 cubic yards or more. No stair charge if there's an elevator we can use. Tell us the floor when you text the photos.
- Appliances
- $30 each for a fridge, freezer, or AC unit. That covers the refrigerant recovery those units legally need.
- Mattresses
- $15 per mattress, any size. Box springs carry no fee but count toward the load volume.
- Extra loading time
- A full load includes one hour of loading. Past that, $75 per hour per crew member.
A full load is 12 cubic yards in our 12ft × 8ft × 4ft dump trailer, loaded by a two-person crew.
Here's how the number works. Text a photo and you get a load size and a firm price before we roll out. On site we confirm what the photo showed: if it comes in smaller, you pay the smaller price; if the pile grew, we re-quote before anything goes on the trailer. Nothing is added after loading starts. No deposit.
On a vacant unit, that re-quote is a text to whoever approved the job, and we wait for the answer before anything gets loaded. In practice it's almost always a storage closet or a garage nobody photographed.
For the photos, stand in each doorway and take one wide shot of the room, then the garage with the door all the way up, the patio or balcony, and any storage closet. Tell me the floor and whether there's an elevator. That's enough for me to call the load without driving out.
The full ladder and every surcharge are on the junk removal prices page. Prices current as of October 2026.
What We Take
What Will You Haul Out of a Rental Unit?
Anything the last tenant left that the next one shouldn't see goes on the trailer: furniture, mattresses, appliances, boxes, bagged trash, and whatever's in the garage, the patio, and the storage closet. The only things we won't load are household hazardous waste and belongings your office hasn't cleared to go yet.
Will You Take the Furniture They Left?
Yes. Couches, sectionals, bed frames, dressers, dining sets, desks, entertainment centers, and the patio set. It's the most common thing we carry out of a rental, and the stair work is ours, not your maintenance tech's.
Will You Take Mattresses and Box Springs?
Yes, any size. Each mattress is $15, and box springs carry no fee. They go to a mattress recycler under California's program. One mattress on its own is covered on our mattress removal page.
Will You Take Appliances?
Yes. Fridges, freezers, washers, dryers, ranges, dishwashers, microwaves, and window AC units. Fridges, freezers, and AC units carry the $30 refrigerant charge. Single units are on our refrigerator removal page.
Will You Clear the Garage and Storage Closet?
Yes, in the same job and the same quote. On single-family rentals the garage is where the extra load hides, so open it before you take the photos. A garage by itself is covered on our garage cleanout page.
Will You Take Patio and Yard Debris?
Yes. Broken patio furniture, planters, grills with the tank removed, dead landscaping, and the pile behind the side gate. We don't do tree work or irrigation; for an overgrown yard see our yard waste removal page.
Will You Haul Carpet and Remodel Debris?
Yes. Carpet and pad tear-out, cabinets, fixtures, drywall, and tile. Concrete, roofing, and dirt are quoted as separate loads because the dump bills those by the ton. Details are on our construction debris removal page.
Will You Clear Dumping by the Trash Enclosure?
Yes. The mattress somebody dropped by the enclosure on Friday turns into a pile by Monday. We clear it on a call or on a standing sweep, and our guide on illegal dumping for property managers covers reporting it first.
Will You Take TVs and Electronics?
Yes. TVs, monitors, and computers go out as e-waste, not trash, because California treats screens as covered electronic waste. See our electronic waste removal page.
What Happens to the Tenant's Paperwork?
It gets set aside, not hauled. Bank statements, tax papers, IDs, photos, medications, and mail go in a box for your office. There's no charge for it, and it protects you if the former tenant comes asking.
Is the Unit Broom-Clean When You Leave?
Yes. When the last piece is out, we sweep every room we emptied, plus the garage floor and the patio. That isn't a move-out clean. Your cleaners still do the kitchen and the bathrooms. What it does is hand them open floor instead of a mattress leaning on the wall.
If you want photos of the empty unit for the file, say so when you book and we'll send them the same day at no charge.
What Can't Go on the Trailer?
Household hazardous waste can't ride at any price: paint, solvents, motor oil, gasoline, pesticides, pool chemicals, propane tanks, batteries, fluorescent tubes, asbestos, ammunition, and medical or biohazard waste. We'll leave it set aside and tell you what we found. Riverside County runs free household hazardous waste collection, but it's set up for residents, so a management company should ask the county before driving a unit's leftovers there. A unit with severe hoarding or biohazard conditions is our hoarder cleanout service.
How It Works
How Does a Turnover Cleanout Work When Nobody From Your Office Is There?
Most of our management accounts never send anyone to the unit. You text photos, approve a firm price, and give us the lockbox or gate code. When we're done you get photos of the empty unit and an invoice with the property address and unit number on it, usually within 24 to 48 hours of the first text.
What Do You Send Us?
Photos of every room, the garage, the patio, and the storage closet. Add the floor, whether there's an elevator, where a truck and a 12-foot trailer can legally park, and the move-in date if there is one.
When Do You Get the Price?
Usually the same day. You get a load size and a firm price with every stair, appliance, and mattress charge already counted.
How Do We Get In?
Lockbox, keybox, gate code, or a key left with the on-site manager. We confirm the code with you the morning of the job, because a changed code is the most common thing that stalls one.
What Happens at the Unit?
The two-person crew empties every room on the work order, boxes anything that looks personal for your office, and loads the trailer. If the unit holds more than the photos showed, you get a text with the new number before we load.
Where Does the Load Go?
We sort it at the drop. Usable furniture goes to donation, metal and electronics to recyclers, and the rest to licensed disposal.
What Do You Get Back?
Photos of the cleared unit on request, a swept floor, and an invoice coded to the property and unit so your accounting team doesn't have to re-key it.
Where Should the Trailer Park?
As close to the unit as the rules allow. Carry distance is time. A loading zone by the building, a fire lane we're allowed to use for an hour, or a spot by the stairwell cuts a two-hour job down a lot. If the community has rules about trailers or quiet hours, put them in the work order and we'll follow them.
Gated communities are fine. Give us the gate code with the unit code, or tell the leasing office to expect a Wild West trailer.
How Fast Can a Unit Be Cleared?
Most weeks we're at the property within 24 to 48 hours of your call, and a single apartment is usually cleared in a couple of hours. A three-bedroom house with a packed garage takes most of a day. Book early in the day if you want a same-day crew. A full three-bedroom called in at 4pm goes first thing the next morning, because a crew racing the dark does half a job.
What Changes the Price
What Makes One Turnover Cost More Than Another?
Volume does, more than anything. Two units with the same floor plan can be two loads apart, and the garage is usually where the difference hides. After volume come stairs, then the per-item charges on appliances and mattresses. A long carry doesn't add a charge by itself. On a full load it can run past the hour of loading that's included, and that's the only way it shows up on the bill.
How Much Did the Tenant Leave?
That's the number-one driver, and it swings hard. One tenant leaves a broom and a lamp. The next leaves a sectional, two beds, a dining set, and forty boxes they never unpacked. I price the volume I see in the photos, so the photos decide the bracket, not the bedroom count.
Is the Garage Part of the Job?
On a single-family rental, the garage can double the job. Shelving, tires, paint racks, a dead freezer, and boxes from three tenants ago don't show up in inspection photos taken from the hallway. If it's in the scope, put the door up and take the picture.
What Floor Is the Unit On?
Stairs add $150 on loads under 7 cubic yards and $300 on loads of 7 cubic yards or more. A half-load one-bedroom on the third floor with no elevator is $500 instead of $350. If there's an elevator we can use, there's no stair charge, so reserve it with the leasing office if the building requires that.
Are There Appliances and Mattresses?
Each fridge, freezer, or AC unit is $30, and each mattress is $15 (box springs carry no fee). They're common on turns, so count them before you text. A furnished unit with a queen set, a twin set, and the old fridge in the garage adds $90 to whatever bracket the load lands in.
Can You Block Several Units Into One Visit?
Yes, and it's where most of the savings on a portfolio come from. When two or three units in the same building turn the same week, we clear them on one visit and price the combined volume on the same ladder. Two light units that would each be a half load on separate days fit one full load together: $595 instead of $700. Send the unit numbers and photos of each, and I'll quote the block.
What Am I Looking For in Your Photos?
How much floor the pile covers and how high it goes, because height fills a trailer faster than spread does. Then mattresses, anything with refrigerant, the stairs, and how far the unit is from where we can park. If a closet door is shut in the picture, I'll ask you to open it. That one question saves more re-quotes than anything else I do.
Management Accounts
How Do Management Accounts Work?
One phone call sets one up, and there's no contract, no minimum number of doors, and no monthly fee. We keep your billing contact, your properties, and your access method on file and send the certificate of insurance wherever your office needs it. After that, a turnover is a text with an address.
- ✓One point of contact. I take the call and run the crews, so you're not explaining your properties to a dispatcher.
- ✓The same published rates on every job. No end-of-month pricing because every lease in the valley ends on the 31st.
- ✓Invoices that reference the property address and unit number, plus your work-order number if your system uses one.
- ✓Certificate of insurance and W-9 on request, and vendor onboarding paperwork filled out once, not per job.
- ✓Before and after photos on request at no charge, for deposit files and owner statements.
- ✓Account turnovers get slotted ahead of the general queue when your calendar is tight.
- ✓Blocked scheduling when several units in one building turn the same week.
To set one up, call me at (951) 837-8072 or send your billing contact and property list through the contact page.
Left-Behind Belongings
Can We Haul What the Tenant Left Right Away?
Not always. When a tenancy ends and the former tenant leaves belongings behind, California requires written notice before anything that might be theirs is thrown out, and the reclaim window runs at least 15 days after personal delivery of the notice or 18 days after mailing. Your office or your attorney decides when that's cleared. We haul when you tell us it has.
The rule is in California Civil Code section 1984, and the state courts' eviction self-help pages walk through the steps around a lockout. Which items count as the tenant's belongings and which count as trash is your call, not ours. A hauler who offers to skip the notice period is handing you the liability, not taking it on. I'd rather wait two weeks than put your company in a conversion claim.
If the unit came back through an eviction, our eviction cleanout page covers scheduling around the sheriff lockout, and our landlord guide on what to know before an eviction cleanout covers storage and the reclaim deadlines. Bank-owned and REO properties are on our foreclosure cleanout page.
When You Don't Need Us
When Is a Turnover Cleanout Not Worth Paying For?
When it's one or two big items, the move-in date isn't close, and there's a free option that fits. City of Temecula residents get two free CR&R bulky-item pickups a year at (800) 755-8112, scheduled ahead, and that beats our $195 minimum every time the calendar allows it. I'll tell you that on the phone.
- One couch at a single-family rental. If the trash account at that address can book a CR&R bulky pickup, use it. It just won't come on a turnover deadline.
- An apartment community. Ask your CR&R rep whether bulky pickups are part of the property's service before you call anyone. Our apartment junk removal page covers what the enclosure will and won't take.
- Good furniture. If it's clean and in good shape, a charity pickup may take it for free. Our where your junk actually goes page lists who we donate to.
- Two bags and a lamp. Your maintenance tech's truck will do. Don't pay a crew for that.
Where the free routes stop working is the date. A bulky pickup that's ten days out costs more in vacant rent than our minimum does. Divide the unit's monthly rent by 30: a $2,400 unit loses about $80 for every day it sits. Our rental turnover checklist walks through where the haul belongs in the make-ready so it doesn't hold up the trades.
Where It Goes
Where Does Everything From a Turnover End Up?
We sort every turnover load at the drop, so a lot of it never reaches the landfill. Usable furniture goes to donation, metal and cardboard to recyclers, fridges and AC units to refrigerant recovery, TVs and monitors to e-waste, and mattresses to recycling. Only what's left goes to licensed disposal.
What Gets Donated?
Furniture and household goods in usable shape go to Habitat for Humanity's Inland Valley ReStore, The Salvation Army, and Goodwill. Plenty of what comes out of a turn is fine; it just didn't fit the tenant's next place. Our donation and recycling page names every partner.
What Gets Recycled?
Metal, cardboard, and green waste come out of the load before the rest goes to the transfer station. That matters to an owner or a board that asks what happened to the stuff, and it costs you nothing extra.
What Happens to Fridges and AC Units?
They go to a facility that recovers the refrigerant before the metal is recycled. Federal rules under EPA's Section 608 program govern that step, which is why there's a $30 line for them.
What Happens to TVs and Monitors?
They're handled as covered electronic waste under CalRecycle's e-waste program, not dumped. Screens can't go in a regular bin in California.
What Happens to Mattresses?
They go into California's mattress recycling network, Bye Bye Mattress, where the steel, foam, and fiber get pulled apart.
What Goes to the Landfill?
Broken furniture, stained carpet, and household trash that nobody can reuse. It goes to an authorized Riverside County facility, and that disposal is already inside the load price.
Who Shows Up
Who Shows Up to Clear the Unit?
A two-person Wild West crew out of Temecula, and I'm the one who quotes the job. Not a franchise call center, and not a guy with a pickup who needs three trips to empty a two-bedroom.
Who Is Weston Molitor?
Founder · Wild West Junk Removal · Temecula, CAI started Wild West Junk Removal in Temecula in 2021. We're family-owned, licensed and insured, and we've hauled more than 5,000 loads since then out of 41713 Niblick Rd.
Rental work is dated work. The painter is booked, the cleaners are booked, and the new tenant has a moving truck reserved. A manager doesn't need one more vendor to babysit. They need the unit empty on the day we said, at the price we said, with nobody from the office standing in a vacant living room.
"If we do our part right, nobody in your office thinks about us again until the next tenant moves out."
What Do Customers Say?
These are word for word from our Google reviews. None of them is from a rental turnover yet, so I picked the ones about what a manager actually cares about: showing up fast, keeping the price, and how we treat a business.
★★★★★
Nick from Wild West Junk removal came out and took care of a trash overflow! They showed up within 2 hours of us calling and got the job done quickly and efficiently. Not to mention they were extremely friendly. I would highly recommend Wild West for any of your junk removal needs!
★★★★★
We used Wild West Junk Removal service At Integrity Pest Elimination and they were awesome. Not only did they removed the things that we needed hauled away but they did a fantastic job of cleaning. I highly recommend them.They are licensed and bonded
★★★★★
These guys never disappoint. Super flexible schedule and always communicating to make the pick up smooth. This is my second time going with them and they were quick and efficient. I’m sure the other guys out there providing this service are decent. These guys are the best.
★★★★★
This company was amazing! After moving I had so much big stuff to get rid of and they made it so easy. Weston is very professional and kind, he stuck to his word with the price, and they were efficient and quick. I highly recommend this company and I will definitely use them again.
FAQ
What Else Do Property Managers Ask Before Booking?
The price doesn't change. Turnovers cost the same in Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Winchester, French Valley, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, and Hemet, and we also run out to De Luz, Rainbow, and Fallbrook. A $350 half load in Menifee is a $350 half load in Temecula.
Yes. We run Monday through Saturday, 7am to 7pm, and we're closed Sunday. A single apartment can start in the afternoon. A whole house with a garage needs a morning start, so book those early in the day.
Yes. Tell us once and every invoice after that carries your work-order or reference number next to the property address and unit. If your accounting team needs it in a particular spot or format, send a sample invoice and we'll match it.
No. Management accounts are invoiced, so nobody from your office has to be at the unit with a card. A one-off landlord job can pay by phone once the unit's cleared and you've seen the photos.
Yes. We can come after checkout and before the cleaners, the same as a long-term turn, at the same load prices. Tell us the checkout and check-in times so the haul fits the gap between them.
Tell us before we come, because it changes how the furniture has to be handled. Infested mattresses and upholstery need to be bagged and sealed before they ride, and the treatment should happen first. We haul; we don't treat. Our guide on getting rid of a mattress with bed bugs covers the order.
We stop and call your office. We don't hand anything over, and we don't argue about what's theirs. Your office decides what happens next, and we pick up again when you tell us to.
Yes. Old blinds, mismatched paint, broken appliances, and the chairs from a clubhouse remodel can ride with a unit turn and get priced as one job on the same ladder. Paint and chemicals still can't go on the trailer, so set those aside.
Yes. Offices, retail suites, and light-industrial units get the same load pricing. Furniture, cubicles, shelving, and the back room are covered on our commercial junk removal page.
Yes. A tenant can book us to clear their own stuff before they hand back the keys, which usually costs them less than the deduction would. Our apartment junk removal page is written for them, if you want to send it to a tenant on their way out.
Keep Reading
Which Guides and Services Go With a Turnover?
Guides for property managers and landlords
- GuideWhat Goes on a Rental Turnover Checklist, and in What Order?The make-ready sequence, what goes in the work order, and what stalls a turn.
- GuideWhat Photos Does a California Landlord Need at Move-Out?The 2025 photo rule for security deposits, and where the haul fits in it.
- GuideIllegal Dumping on Properties You ManageWho's responsible, how to report it, and the penalties.
- GuideThe First Steps After You Find Illegal DumpingDocument, report, then clear.
- GuideBefore You Start an Eviction CleanoutStorage duties, reclaim notices, and deadlines for landlords.
- GuideGetting Rid of a Mattress With Bed BugsTreat, seal, haul, and why drop-off sites refuse it.
- GuideDumpster Rental or Junk Removal?Which one costs less for a remodel that runs for weeks.
Related Wild West services
- ServiceEviction CleanoutsScheduled around the sheriff lockout.
- ServiceForeclosure and REO CleanoutsBank-owned and lender properties.
- ServiceApartment Junk RemovalFor tenants clearing their own unit.
- ServiceCommercial Junk RemovalOffices, retail suites, and standing enclosure sweeps.
- ServiceHoarder CleanoutsUnits with severe clutter or biohazard conditions.
- ServiceGarage CleanoutsWhen the garage is the only thing left.
- ServiceConstruction Debris RemovalRemodel tear-out between tenants.
- ServiceDumpster RentalA roll-off for renovations that run several days.
- ServiceAppliance RemovalWater heaters, ranges, dishwashers, and AC units.
Want a Firm Number on Your Next Turnover Today?
Text photos of every room, the garage, and the patio to (951) 837-8072, with the floor and the move-in date. You'll get a load size and a firm price back, usually the same day, and a crew at the unit within a day or two.
Wild West Junk Removal · 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 · (951) 837-8072 · Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed
At a Glance
| Provider | Wild West Junk Removal, family-owned since 2021 |
|---|---|
| Owner | Weston Molitor |
| Address | 41713 Niblick Rd, Temecula, CA 92591 |
| Phone | (951) 837-8072, call or text |
| Hours | Mon to Sat: 7AM-7PM · Sun: Closed |
| Load ladder | $195 quarter · $350 half · $495 three-quarter · $595 full |
| Add-ons | Stairs $150 or $300 · $30 per fridge, freezer, or AC unit · $15 per mattress |
| Quoting | Text photos; firm price before we roll; no deposit |
| Access | Lockbox, keybox, gate code, or on-site manager |
| Invoicing | Per property and unit; COI and W-9 on request |
| Not accepted | Household hazardous waste |
| Service area | Temecula, Murrieta, Menifee, Wildomar, Winchester, French Valley, Lake Elsinore, Canyon Lake, Hemet, De Luz, Rainbow, Fallbrook |
Sources & References
- law.justia.comCalifornia Civil Code § 1984 — notice of right to reclaim abandoned property
- selfhelp.courts.ca.govCalifornia Courts Self-Help — evictions
- rcwaste.orgRiverside County Department of Waste Resources — household hazardous waste
- rivco.govCounty of Riverside — free HHW collection for residents (June 2026)
- epa.govEPA — Section 608 refrigerant management
- calrecycle.ca.govCalRecycle — covered electronic waste
- byebyemattress.comBye Bye Mattress — California mattress recycling program
- Wild WestJunk removal prices — the full ladder and surcharges
- Wild WestWhere your junk actually goes — donation and recycling partners
Written by Weston Molitor, owner of Wild West Junk Removal. Last reviewed and updated October 14, 2026 · Prices current as of October 2026.
Prices shown are our standard load ladder ($195 quarter, $350 half, $495 three-quarter, $595 full) plus the listed add-ons, as of October 2026. Nothing on this page is legal advice; questions about abandoned property or security deposits belong with your attorney.