When the house is the job

A parent dies or moves into care, and the house becomes somebody's job.

If it has become yours, here's what we take, what we don't, and the city and county figures that actually apply. Our own price comes off the published rate card on the home page, once you've told us what is in there.

Same truck, same crew. One couch out of an apartment or forty years of a house. The hoarding jobs just take longer.

βœ“ Any household item
βœ“ One item or a full truck
βœ“ Published rate card
βœ“ Charlotte & Mecklenburg County

What goes on the truck

We take furniture. We take appliances. We take mattresses, clothing, paper, boxes, and food still in containers. We take what is in the garage and what is in the attic. We take a whole-property cleanout. If two people can carry it out of the house, it goes on the truck.

That list is the job for most houses. Sofas, dressers, beds, TVs, refrigerators, washers, boxes of paper, bags of clothes, the contents of closets and spare rooms. You point at what stays. Everything else is ours to load.

You may have typed hoarder house cleanout charlotte to get here. The work behind that phrase is hauling household contents out of a house in Charlotte. The full item list and the published rate card are on the home page.

What stays off the truck

Very little stays off. The exceptions are a few specific materials, and the rest of the house still goes on the truck.

We don't take medical waste, sharps, chemical drums, or anything that might be asbestos. Those materials need a permit we do not hold. A licensed remediation company exists for exactly that work, and there are companies in Charlotte that do only that. What sends a room to that company is this: sharps and medical or biohazard waste, chemical drums, suspected asbestos, animal or human waste beyond ordinary household soil. If one room needs a licensed company, we take the rest of the house once that room is finished.

Tell us when you reach out which rooms are ours and which are not. We do not guess from a photo of a doorway.

What the City counts as a violation

Charlotte publishes its own list of Health & Sanitation violations. The language is the City's. It is also the language a notice uses, which is why it is worth having in one place.

From the City of Charlotte's Code Enforcement booklet. The Health & Sanitation Ordinance applies only to properties within Charlotte city limits. The booklet's published violation list is: Tall weeds and grass Β· Trash and junk piles Β· Neglect of premise Β· Litter Β· Rollout container, bulky items and other curbside violations Β· Graffiti Β· Abandoned, junked or hazardous motor vehicles. Source: City of Charlotte, Housing & Neighborhood Services, Code Enforcement booklet, 2018-code-booklet-webversion.pdf (charlottenc.gov), the Health & Sanitation list. Checked September 2026. City of Charlotte rules, not town rules, and not Mecklenburg County facility fees.

Matthews, Mint Hill, Huntersville, and Pineville sit in our service area. They are not covered by that Charlotte list. Each town runs its own program.

What the county charges

A house full of household contents is bulky waste at the county scale, not construction debris. That matters if you are weighing up hauling it yourself: the county charges by the item, and the rate below is what each one costs at the gate.

From Mecklenburg County's published residential fee schedule. At the county's full-service disposal and recycling centers, the first large bulky item is written as No Charge for β€œ1 large bulky item; such as a sofa, or a chair, or a table or Mattress Set.” After that the sheet bills Bulky Waste: $15/unit. Source: Mecklenburg County residential fees, FY July 2026 – June 2027, Residential-Fees.pdf (mecknc.widen.net), the Group 1 No Charge line and the Group 2 β€œBulky Waste: $15/unit” line. Checked September 2026. County facility pricing; not a City of Charlotte collection fee.

One sofa in a pickup is the free line. A house is the $15 column, item after item, trip after trip, loaded by the person who already has the house as a job. We price the whole load from the published rate card instead.

What a City letter actually does

If a City letter has already arrived, here's the process the booklet actually describes. The City does not print a fixed public number of days for this class β€” the letter itself names the time the owner is given, so the date to work to is the one on the letter in your hand. There is also a 30-day window to appeal.

From the same City of Charlotte Code Enforcement booklet. The owner is identified through Mecklenburg County real estate records and sent a letter describing the violation and what must be done. The property owner is given β€œa specific amount of time to correct the violation.” The booklet's fee table lists Unauthorized accumulations at $150.00 and Bulky and junk items at $150.00 (Illegal dumping $500.00). The inspector may hire a contractor to clean up the property; if the owner doesn't pay the City for contractor costs, a lien will be placed against the property. Property owners can appeal citations or property assessments for contractor costs within 30 days. Source: City of Charlotte, Housing & Neighborhood Services, Code Enforcement booklet, 2018-code-booklet-webversion.pdf (charlottenc.gov), the Health & Sanitation process and fee table. The $150.00 is also written into the controlling instrument: Charlotte City Code Sec. 10-135, Unauthorized accumulations β€” β€œA civil penalty in the amount of $150.00 may be issued to any person in violation of this section.” β€” enacted by Ord. No. 9151, Β§ 1(Exh. A), 9-11-2017 (charlottenc.gov, Exhibit A p. 15), still the only ordinance stamped on that section in the codified Chapter 10. Checked September 2026. City of Charlotte only.

The rest of the truck is ordinary work

Estate cleanout, full-property haul β€” the work is the same, and the search that finds it is often hoarding cleanup charlotte nc. It is not a separate company. The same crew hauls a couch, a garage, an estate, and a house that has been standing full. The hoarding jobs are one line on that list.

Furniture, appliances, mattresses, attic and basement contents, yard waste, office furniture, and the cleanout pages already on this site are the rest of the work. Start at the home page or the cleanout services page if the house is not the question you came in with.

Questions that come up

What we take, where the crew stops, and the city and county figures above.

Do you only haul houses that have been standing full?

No. Full-service means the rest of the list too: furniture, mattresses, appliances, garage and estate cleanouts, yard waste. A house that has become someone's job is one job on that list. The rate card and the item list are on the home page.

Do I have to walk through it with you?

No. Send photos, or describe what's there and we will give you a number. If you'd rather not walk through it again, tell us where the door is and what stays. We confirm the price on site before we load.

What if one room needs a licensed company?

Say so when you text. Sharps, medical waste, chemical drums, suspected asbestos, and animal or human waste beyond ordinary household soil are not our materials. We take the rest of the house once that room is finished.

Can I take the contents to a county center myself?

For one sofa, a chair, a table, or a mattress set, the county's first bulky item is No Charge. After that the residential schedule bills bulky waste at $15 per unit. Those figures are on the county PDF linked above, checked September 2026. A house is usually past the point where one trip in a pickup is the cheaper path.

A letter arrived from the City. What does it actually say?

The City of Charlotte identifies the owner through Mecklenburg County real estate records and sends a letter describing the violation and what must be done. The booklet says the owner is given a specific amount of time β€” it does not print a fixed public number of days for this class. The fee table lists unauthorized accumulations and bulky and junk items at $150.00. Owners may appeal a citation or a contractor-cost assessment within 30 days. The PDF is linked above.

Text a photo, or just describe what's there.

A photo and a sentence is enough to price it. We come back with a number, and nothing goes on the truck until you have agreed to it.

Text a photo for a quote Call (704) 459-5052 Online quote form