How Much Do Move-Out Repairs Cost?

Market rates for common move-out damage

• Small drywall holes, up to 4 inches: $20 to $120. Several at once up to $300
• Small-hole patch as its own job: $300 to $500, with $350 to $650+ minimum job fees common
• Washington, DC drywall holes: $50 to $400 per hole, with a $125 to $200 minimum trip fee
• Interior door repair: $50 to $700, $239 on average. Hollow-core $75 to $250
• Washington, DC interior door replacement: $360 to $1,200
• Ceiling repair: $150 to $4,500, about $1,078 on average
• Vinyl flooring installed: $1,008 to $4,115 per job

Sources: Angi, drywall repair (Sept. 2026); HomeGuide, drywall repair; HomeGuide, Washington DC drywall repair; Angi, door repair (Jul. 2026); Angi, Washington DC interior painting (Aug. 2026); Angi, ceiling repair (May 2026); Angi, vinyl flooring (Jul. 2026).

Those minimum fees are why one scope for the whole unit beats a separate call for each hole. These ranges come from published surveys, not from us. Each unit is priced in writing after a walkthrough.

How much does drywall repair cost between tenants?

In Washington, DC a drywall patch runs $135 to $385 (Angi), and HomeGuide puts DC holes at $50 to $400 each with a $125 to $200 minimum trip fee. A hole up to 4 inches costs $20 to $120 when it is patched inside a bigger job, but $300 to $500 as a job of its own.

That gap is the reason to put the patching on the same scope as the paint and the rest of the turn. Those are published market figures, not our price. Each hole is listed and priced in writing after the walkthrough.

The short answer

Move-out repairs are priced item by item after a walkthrough. You get a written scope that lists each piece of damage and its repair. That list is what you need when you decide what, if anything, comes out of the security deposit.

Move-out repairs are one piece of the full turn. The turnover cost guide adds up the rest.

What is usually on the list

• Holes in walls from mounts, anchors and door knobs
• Damaged or broken doors and jambs
• Gouged, stained or torn flooring
• Split trim and loose baseboard
• Broken blinds, towel bars and light fixtures

Pricing is the same process in Washington, DC, Silver Spring, Bowie and Alexandria: one walkthrough, one written price per unit.

Price the move-out damage

Send the unit address and move-out date. Each piece of damage comes back on an itemised written scope with its own price.

How we price it in the District

Item by item, after a free walkthrough of the empty unit. Each hole, door, floor section and fixture gets its own line and price, the estimate arrives 24 to 48 hours after the visit with a link to approve it, and anything your staff will fix comes off. A DC deposit decision runs on a 45-day clock from move-out, so the walkthrough is worth booking in the first week. See apartment turnovers in Washington, DC.

Where these numbers come from

• Angi, drywall repair for small holes (September 2026) and Angi Washington DC handyman prices (June 2026): patch and door rates.
• HomeGuide, drywall repair cost: small-hole and minimum job fees.
• DC deposit deadline: 14 DCMR 309, summarized in our deposit rules guide.