UT Move-Out
Junk Removal

UT leases overwhelmingly end July 31 — one date, thousands of apartments, and a mattress in every one. We build our year around that week: same-day clears from $75, whole studios at $241, carried down the walk-up, deposit-safe, bookable from a parent's phone three states away. May graduation gets the same machine.

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Staffed for the July 31 cliff Flat prices, splittable by roommate Deposit-safe — nothing at the bins Parents book remotely Donation-routed like MoveOutATX

How the move-out works

1 · Photo the room

Bed, futon, desk, bags — one photo captures the whole clear, and the flat price comes back in seconds, to whoever's phone is paying.

2 · Book before the 31st

Same-day usually holds even in crunch week, but a day's notice locks the window between the packing and the walkthrough.

3 · Carried down, receipted

Down the walk-up or the tower's service elevator, donation sorted at the truck, receipt to the family inbox — and the deposit comes home whole.

How much does a UT move-out cost?

Flat, published, and splittable to the dollar across the group chat.

Item / volumeFlat price
Twin mattress$82
Full mattress$94
Queen mattress$103
Futon$103
Sofa$126
Loveseat$95
Desk$83
Bookshelf$72
Mini fridge$115
TV (medium)$68
Box lot$31
Bagged load — 10 bags$132
Whole studio / 1BR — quarter truck$241

$75 minimum; carry-down from any floor and disposal included — no stair fee, ever. The $241 whole-unit clear splits to about $74 a head in a four-bed share, which is less than the bill-back for one abandoned mattress.

The real competitor here is the deposit deduction: buildings bill furniture left at the bins back at their hauler's rate plus admin, routinely beating our flat prices — taken out of money you were getting back.

5 ways to handle the move-out

OptionCostSpeedThe catch
Leave it at the bins / curb"Free"InstantDeposit bill-back — the most expensive free option on campus
City bulk pickupFreeStudent buildings are on private hauling — the program was never available to them
MoveOutATX donation stationsFreeDuring its datesGenuinely good for clean, carryable goods — but you do the carrying, and mattresses and heavy furniture don't qualify
Cram it in the sedanGas + three tripsFinals week you don't haveThe futon does not fold that way
JunkRabbit$241 whole unitSame-dayNone — carried down, receipted, donation-routed

Why the lease cliff needs its own service

The math of July 31: UT's off-campus leases overwhelmingly end on one date, compressing a year of furniture turnover into about ten days. The buildings — on private hauling, outside Austin's bulk program entirely — respond with bin-corral cameras and deposit bill-backs. The city responds with MoveOutATX donation stations, which have diverted as much as 249 tons of reusable goods in a season — a number that tells you the scale, and also the limits: stations take what students can carry to them, during set dates, in clean condition.

Everything else — the mattress, the futon, the fourth-floor sofa, the apartment that has to be empty by the walkthrough — needs a crew with a truck and a calendar built around the cliff. That's the entire design of this service: pre-staged crews, evening slots, remote parent booking, and donation routing into the same reuse streams the city champions.

May graduation runs the same play at smaller scale. Either wave: photo, flat price, gone before the keys change hands.

What we clear at move-out

Where it goes

Move-out week is Austin's best donation harvest and we route it that way: sound furniture, futons, desks and fridges to Goodwill Central Texas and the Austin Furniture Bank — the same streams MoveOutATX feeds — with receipts to whoever paid. Metal lofts and frames go to recovery, electronics to e-waste recycling, worn mattresses to proper disposal. The curb pile is the one destination we guarantee against.

The move-out logistics we've learned

The walk-ups are the job — Rio Grande and Nueces three-story buildings with exterior stairs, carried by hand, no fee. The towers are choreography — service elevators on 24th and Guadalupe book like downtown buildings; name yours and we handle it. Parking is tribal knowledge — crews know which alleys load and which tow during the crunch. Parents are half the customers — remote booking, remote payment, receipts to the family inbox is a first-class flow. And the calendar is everything: book the clear when you book the U-Haul, and the last week of July stays boring.

Why students and parents book JunkRabbit

What move-out customers say

★★★★★

"Prompt and professional. I will definitely use again."

— Kenneth S., Google review
★★★★★

"Fast, considerate, and thorough"

— Ian H., Google review
★★★★★

"Bart's communication was great. He came ready with a large well-equipped truck and moved my furniture in less than 15 minutes. Thank you!"

— Brandi K., Google review

Move-out questions, answered

How much does a UT move-out cost?

Twin $82 to queen $103, futon $103, sofa $126, desk $83, mini fridge $115, TV $68, boxes $31, 10 bags $132 — or the whole studio at $241. $75 minimum, carry-down included.

Can you make it before July 31?

It's our Super Bowl — same-day usually holds, and a day's notice guarantees the window.

Why not the bins?

Deposit bill-back — the building's hauler rate plus admin, more than our flat price, from money you were getting back.

Should I use MoveOutATX?

Yes — for clean, carryable goods during its dates. For furniture, mattresses and whole apartments, that's us, into the same donation streams.

Can my parents handle everything remotely?

Standard flow — booking, payment and receipt from any phone, anywhere.

Do you cover Riverside too?

The whole student belt — West Campus, North Campus, Riverside and between — same prices, same crews.

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Frequently asked questions

How much does UT move-out junk removal cost?

Flat published prices: twin mattress $82, full $94, queen $103, futon $103, sofa $126, loveseat $95, desk $83, bookshelf $72, mini fridge $115, medium TV $68, a box lot $31, ten bags $132. A whole studio or one-bedroom clears as a quarter truck at $241 — about $74 a head in a four-way split. $75 minimum; the carry-down from any floor and disposal are included.

Can you really come before my lease ends July 31?

It's the week we build the year around. UT leases overwhelmingly end July 31, so we pre-stage crews in the student belt from mid-July through early August — same-day slots usually hold, and a day's notice guarantees a window before your walkthrough. The smaller May graduation wave gets the same treatment.

Why can't I just leave it at the curb or the dumpster?

Student buildings are on private hauling — Austin's on-demand bulk program doesn't serve them, the bin corral contract bans furniture, and anything left there is billed back against your deposit. The August curb piles you've seen are what the city's MoveOutATX donation stations exist to prevent.

Can my parents book and pay from another state?

Half our late-July bookings run exactly that way — photo from the student, booking and payment from a parent's phone anywhere, receipt to the family inbox while the keys get handed over.

What happens to the furniture?

Move-out week is the most donatable week of the Austin year: sound furniture, futons, desks and fridges route to Goodwill Central Texas and the Austin Furniture Bank — the same reuse streams MoveOutATX feeds — with metal to recovery and worn mattresses to proper disposal.

Do you cover Riverside and other student areas too?

The whole student belt — West Campus, North Campus, Riverside, and the complexes in between — same prices, same crews, same deposit-safe receipt.