Cleaning services in Denton

HomeGuide (national, April 2024) puts a 3-bedroom, 2-bath home at $135 to $180 for a standard clean, $180 to $280 for a deep clean and $180 to $300 for a move-out clean. Per square foot, move-out cleaning runs $0.22 to $0.33. These are national figures, so treat them as a starting point and ask Denton services for written quotes; more is in our house cleaning guide.

The Comptroller says a company's charge to clean a home is taxable, so the invoice should show the 6.25% state rate plus any local tax, to a maximum of 8.25%. The Comptroller exempts a self-employed housekeeper who is an employee of your household, not one sent by a maid service.

Texas landlords must refund the deposit on or before the 30th day after you surrender the home, though they needn't until you give a written forwarding address. Deductions must be itemized in writing, and none may be for normal wear and tear. Bad-faith withholding can cost a landlord $100 plus three times what was withheld, plus your attorney's fees.

Book the clean after the movers leave, walk the empty rooms with your phone camera, and send the forwarding address with the keys. Old paint and cleaning chemicals you can't take can go to Fort Worth's Environmental Collection Center with a Denton County household hazardous waste voucher.

The Texas DPS conviction database is public and searchable by name; it covers Class B misdemeanors and up reported to DPS. Ask the company for its sales tax permit number. If a seller signs you up at your door for services over $25, you can generally cancel by midnight of the third business day; that rule doesn't cover a clean you book online or by phone. A complaint filed online with the Attorney General becomes a public record.

Pair the clean with our Denton movers list, compare cleaning services in Argyle, and see the Denton page for county services.

HomeGuide notes that most cleaners price by the hour, workers and rooms rather than square footage. It puts house cleaners at about $25 to $75 per hour per worker, so a two-person, two-hour visit lands at $100 to $300; the national average visit is about $200, with most people paying $120 to $280. Ask how many workers are coming, whether supplies are included, and whether the price changes if the visit runs long.

Texas defines taxable cleaning broadly: window washing, floor, wall and ceiling cleaning, duct and chimney cleaning and on-site trash removal all count, so a deep-clean add-on is taxed like the base visit. Cleaning companies pay tax on their own soap, chemicals and equipment, but can buy items left with you, like paper towels, tax-free for resale.