Cleaning services in Amarillo

The Comptroller says a cleaning company's charge to clean a home is taxable, the same as cleaning an office. Anyone providing cleaning services on residential property must hold a sales tax permit and collect state tax, 6.25%, plus any local city, county or district tax, up to a combined 8.25%. Check that the bill shows both.

The one exemption the Comptroller describes is for a self-employed housekeeper hired directly by the household, not someone a maid service sends. The definition of taxable cleaning is broad, too: window washing, floor, wall and ceiling cleaning, and duct and chimney cleaning all count. If an Amarillo company quotes a flat price, ask whether tax is included or added on top, so two quotes compare fairly.

Amarillo's combined rate depends on the local taxes where the work is done, so ask the company which local rate it charges and check it against the Comptroller's 8.25% ceiling.

HomeGuide's national figures, from April 2024, put house cleaning at about $200 a visit, with most people paying $120 to $280. For a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home it lists $135 to $180 for a standard clean, $180 to $280 for a deep clean and $180 to $300 for a move-out clean. By the hour, cleaners charge $25 to $75 per worker. These are national figures, so ask Amarillo cleaners to quote by home size and visit type. The Texas house cleaning guide has the full table.

• Ask whether the people coming to your home are employees or contractors, and who carries insurance for breakage.
• Some households run names through the DPS public conviction search, which covers Class B misdemeanors and up reported to DPS.
• If someone sold you the service at your door for more than $25, Texas law generally gives you until midnight of the third business day to cancel.
• A complaint about an Amarillo cleaning company can be filed online with the Attorney General; Texas law makes complaints public.

Amarillo move-out cleaning and deposits

A Texas landlord must refund a deposit on or before the 30th day after you surrender the home, once you've given a written forwarding address, can't keep any of it for normal wear and tear, and must itemize deductions in writing. Keep dated photos of the clean rooms with your lease. Bulky leftovers can go to the city's free curb pickup instead of the cleaner's truck. A landlord who keeps a deposit in bad faith can owe $100 plus three times the amount wrongly withheld, along with your attorney's fees, so keep the cleaning receipt with your lease.

If you're booking a move-out clean, set it for after the truck leaves; see Amarillo movers. To compare another city, see cleaning services in Lubbock, or start from the Amarillo city guide.