House cleaning services in El Paso

HomeGuide's national figures from April 2024 set the range for El Paso quotes. A visit averages about $200, with most people paying $120 to $280. Cleaners charge about $25 to $75 an hour per worker, and a two-person, two-hour visit runs $100 to $300.

By floor area, HomeGuide gives $0.10 to $0.17 a square foot for regular cleaning and $0.22 to $0.33 for move-out work. More pricing is on the Texas house cleaning guide.

Texas charges 6.25% state sales tax, and local governments can add up to 2%, for a combined maximum of 8.25%. A cleaning service should collect the state rate plus any city, county, special district or transit tax on what it bills you. Ask the company to show the tax as a line on the quote, and ask for its sales tax permit number, since Texas requires anyone selling residential or commercial cleaning to hold one.

Taxable cleaning is broader than mopping. The rule covers window washing, floors, walls and ceilings, duct and chimney cleaning and trash collection on the premises. If you hire a housekeeper directly, with no agency in between, the Comptroller's exemption may apply. Confirm the details with the Comptroller or a tax adviser if it affects you.

Ask which licenses, registrations or permits the company holds, and check each one. Some households search a cleaner's name in the Texas Department of Public Safety's public conviction database, which covers Class B misdemeanors and above reported to DPS. Ask who will come to your house, whether they are employees or subcontractors, and what happens if something breaks.

Agree the scope in writing before the first visit: which rooms, whether the price covers inside the oven and fridge, how often, and what a cancellation costs. If the first visit is a deep clean, a written scope keeps the second invoice from surprising you. Keep the same list for every company you compare, so the quotes describe the same job.

If a seller signs you up at your door for more than $25 of services, Texas law generally lets you cancel by midnight of the third business day after signing. An unresolved dispute can be filed online with the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division, and Texas law makes that filing public.

The El Paso deposit timeline

A Texas landlord has until the 30th day after you surrender the home to refund your security deposit, but doesn't have to send it until you give a written forwarding address. Deductions must be itemized in writing, and none of the deposit can go to normal wear and tear. A landlord who keeps it in bad faith can owe $100 plus three times the amount withheld and your attorney's fees.

Clearing out before the cleaners

Book the cleaners after the last box leaves. Junk you don't want to move can go out with El Paso's special bulky-item pickup, $35 plus tax for up to 5 cubic yards. Our El Paso movers page covers the move itself, and pest control is worth booking before you move into a new place. For other city rules, see our El Paso guide, or compare cleaning services in Lubbock.