Cleaning service in Irving

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

Your task: photograph each room after the cleaners finish, keep the receipt, and send the forwarding address in writing the day you hand back the keys.

HomeGuide's national figures (April 2024):

• Per square foot: $0.10 to $0.17 regular, $0.11 to $0.30 deep, $0.22 to $0.33 move-out.
• Per worker: about $25 to $75 an hour; a two-worker, two-hour visit runs $100 to $300.
• Per visit: about $200 on average, with most people paying $120 to $280.

For an apartment, a per-square-foot quote is easy to check against these ranges. For a 1,000-square-foot unit, the move-out range works out to 1,000 x $0.22 to 1,000 x $0.33, or $220 to $330. The Texas house cleaning guide has more on pricing.

Sales tax on an Irving cleaning bill

Texas requires anyone providing cleaning on residential or nonresidential property to hold a sales tax permit and collect tax. The state rate is 6.25%, with up to 2% local, for a maximum of 8.25%. The exemption the Comptroller describes is for a self-employed housekeeper who works for the household, not someone a maid service sends.

Ask an Irving cleaning company whether it holds a Texas sales tax permit, whether it carries liability insurance, for references, and whether the same cleaners come each visit. Some households also search the Texas DPS public conviction database by name; it covers Class B misdemeanors and above reported to DPS. If a seller signs you up at your door for services over $25, you can generally cancel by midnight of the third business day; a cleaning you book online or by phone yourself isn't covered.

A complaint filed online with the Attorney General's consumer protection office becomes public under Texas law. Book cleaners after the truck leaves: see movers in Irving. The Irving city page has local checks, and house cleaning in Grand Prairie is nearby.