Maid service in Kyle

Kyle prices vary by crew and home size, and HomeGuide's national figures from April 2024 put the average visit at about $200, with most people paying $120 to $280. Hourly rates run $25 to $75 per worker, and a typical two-worker, two-hour visit costs $100 to $300.

Sales tax on a Kyle cleaning bill

Texas treats home cleaning as a taxable real property service, the same as cleaning an office. The state rate is 6.25%, and local governments can add up to 2%, for a combined maximum of 8.25%. The service should collect the state tax plus any local tax on what it bills you. Ask which local rate applies at your Kyle address, and check the total on the written quote.

If you hire a housekeeper directly as your own household employee, there's no sales tax on that person's charges. Anyone sent by a maid service doesn't qualify.

Most of the vetting here is yours to do. DPS keeps a public conviction database you can search by name; it covers Class B misdemeanors and higher reported to DPS, and some households use it as one hiring check. Ask whether the same cleaners will come each visit, and who to call if something breaks.

If a cleaning company solicits you at your door and you agree there to services over $25, Texas law generally gives you until midnight of the third business day to cancel; a cleaning you book yourself online or by phone isn't covered. Complaints about a business go to the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division online; they become public record.

The Texas house cleaning guide has the full hiring checklist.

A Texas landlord must refund a security deposit by the 30th day after you move out, though the clock waits on your written forwarding address. The landlord can deduct damage you're liable for, can't keep anything for normal wear and tear, and must list deductions in writing. A landlord who keeps a deposit in bad faith can owe $100, three times the amount wrongly withheld and your attorney's fees.

Take dated photos after the cleaners leave. For furniture you're not taking, Kyle utility customers get two free bulky pickups a year from Texas Disposal Systems, up to 3 cubic yards each, booked at 1-800-375-8375.

Line the cleaning up with your Kyle movers, and see the Kyle hub for utility and trash rules. San Marcos cleaning services cover the next city south.