'Cleaning Fairy' Had The Wrong South Jersey Home

Louis Angelino III has a new client, and possibly a new career on his hands, after he accidentally cleaned the wrong house in South Jersey late last month.

“We totally understand,” the homeowner said told Angelino when he sent a text apologizing for his mistake. “My husband said you did a great job! We will keep your info if we need a cleaner in the future.”

“I guess I’m the South Jersey Cleaning Fairy,” Angelino said in a TikTok video in which he talks about his misadventure.

The name makes sense. The Tooth Fairy comes into your home to give you money for lost teeth. The Cleaning Fairy come into your home unexpectedly to clean it. But how did he get here in the first place?

Angelino makes extra money on the side cleaning his friend’s apartment, he explained in a TikTok video that has since collected nearly 1 million views. When his friend told him he knew someone who wanted Angelino to clean his home, Angelino jumped on the chance. Angelino had never met this friend, and didn’t know where he lived.

So he got directions to the apartment, and was told a key would be left under the mat for him. When Angelino got to the apartment he assumed he was supposed to clean, he looked under the mat, and there was a key.

“OK, sweet. Go into the apartment. Clean the entire apartment,” Angelino recounted.

But when Angelino received a call from the owner of the apartment, he knew something was wrong.

“Where are you?” Angelino was asked.

“I’m in your living room waiting for you to come in,” Angelino responded. “I’m playing with your cat.”

Then he hears from the other side of the call, “Um, man. I don’t have a cat.”

Angelino soon learned he had “broken into and cleaned someone else’s apartment.”

The friend left a note at the apartment, and Angelino ultimately got in touch with the owner of the newly cleaned apartment. She explained that the key had been left for a contractor, according to 6 ABC. In the text messages exchanged with Angelino, she explained that their home was being renovated.

Now Angelino has a fan following, and some of those people are looking for merchandise. He launched a GoFundMe to help him to get his new venture off the ground, and “Stay Screwy.”

Throughout the process, he’s been grateful to those who viewed his videos and those who have donated to his campaign.

“I’m so extremely grateful,” Angelino said. “Thank you so much.”