Maid service in Dripping Springs

Texas treats cleaning homes like cleaning offices: anyone providing the service must hold a sales tax permit and collect the 6.25% state rate plus up to 2% local tax, a combined maximum of 8.25% (6.25 + 2). The only exemption the Comptroller describes is a self-employed housekeeper working directly for the household, not someone sent by a maid service.

Some households search the DPS public conviction database by name as one check; it covers Class B misdemeanors and above reported to DPS. If a seller signs you up at your door for services over $25, Texas law generally lets you cancel by midnight of the third business day, though that rule doesn't reach a cleaning you book online or by phone yourself.

Complaints about a business go to the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division online. Renters booking a move-out clean should know a Texas landlord must refund the deposit within 30 days of move-out, once you give a written forwarding address, and can't keep any of it for normal wear and tear. HomeGuide puts most national visits at $120 to $280 (April 2024).

The Texas house cleaning guide has more, and the Dripping Springs page covers local services.