A Green Pool Between Guests: Whose Job Is It in Fort Lauderdale?

A green pool between bookings is a pool-service job, not a turnover-cleaning job - turnover covers the pool deck, furniture, and glass, not water chemistry. Fort Lauderdale STR Cleaning flags algae or cloudy water in the after-photos and turnover report so the host can call a pool company before the next guest arrives.

Whose job is it when the pool turns green between bookings?

A green pool is a pool-service call, not a turnover-cleaning one. Fort Lauderdale STR Cleaning's turnover crew handles the pool deck, furniture, and any glass around the enclosure - not water chemistry, filters, or pumps. If a pool has turned cloudy or green between guests, that's outside what a cleaning turnover fixes, and the fastest path to a clear pool before check-in is a call to the property's pool company, not an extra-long cleaning appointment.

That split sounds bureaucratic until a booking is six hours out and the pool is green - then the distinction is the difference between calling the right company the first time and losing half a day to the wrong one.

Why does this happen more in Fort Lauderdale than somewhere cooler?

Heat speeds up algae growth, and South Florida pools sit in more direct sun and warmer water for more of the year than a pool up north - a chemical balance that would hold for a while in a cooler climate can slip faster here, especially after a heavy rain dilutes it. A vacant week between bookings is exactly the window where that slip turns visible.

What does the turnover crew actually check at the pool?

The crew's pass covers what a guest sees and touches: pool deck swept and hosed off, furniture wiped and squared away, glass and screens cleaned, and the skimmer basket cleared of leaves and debris. What it doesn't cover is testing or adjusting chlorine, pH, or alkalinity - that requires a pool license and different chemicals than a turnover crew carries.

If the water looks off - cloudy, green-tinted, or with visible algae on the walls - that gets noted and photographed as part of the turnover report, the same way any other property issue would be, so the host isn't finding out from a guest complaint.

What does it cost to get a green pool cleared before check-in?

Pool cleaning and shock treatments in the Fort Lauderdale market typically run $25 to $100 per visit, based on published local pricing - the low end covers a routine skim-and-balance, the high end covers an algae treatment that needs a return visit once the shock has worked through the water. A pool company can usually get a mildly green pool swimmable again faster than a badly neglected one, which is the main reason catching it early matters.

Can a same-day turnover still happen if the pool is green?

Yes - the interior and deck turnover isn't held up by pool chemistry, since they're two separate jobs on two separate schedules. The risk isn't the turnover missing its window; it's a guest arriving to a green pool because the pool company wasn't called soon enough. The property gets cleaned and staged on time either way - whether the pool is swimmable by check-in depends on how far ahead the issue was caught and how quickly it was flagged.

How do hosts avoid this between every booking?

The properties that don't run into this pair their pool service schedule with their turnover schedule, rather than treating them as unrelated vendors - a pool visit timed a day or two before a known check-in, not on a fixed weekly day regardless of the calendar. The turnover crew's after-photos are the early-warning system for this: a pool trending toward green shows up in the photos before a guest ever sees it in person, which gives a host time to get ahead of it instead of finding out at check-in.

Do you drain and refill a green pool?

No - that's outside a turnover clean and usually isn't necessary anyway. A pool company can typically bring a green pool back with shock treatment and filtration rather than draining it, which is faster and doesn't risk the pool's finish.

Will you skim the pool during a regular turnover?

Yes, clearing the skimmer basket and surface debris is part of a standard turnover. Skimming keeps the water looking presentable between visits, but it isn't a substitute for a pool service checking chemical balance.