Cleaning services in Midland

These are HomeGuide's national figures from April 2024, so use them to test Midland quotes. The same source puts the average visit at about $200 and hourly rates at $25 to $75 per worker. The Texas house cleaning guide covers the rest.

The Texas Tax Code lists building cleaning and janitorial work as a taxable real property service, and the Comptroller says that includes cleaning a home. Cleaning companies must hold a sales tax permit and add the 6.25% state rate plus local taxes, up to 8.25% combined. Window washing, duct cleaning and wall and ceiling cleaning are all in the definition. Pressure washing buildings, sidewalks and parking lots is taxed the same way, as building or grounds cleaning.

Cleaning companies also pay tax on the soap, chemicals and equipment they use, which is built into their price, but items they leave with you, like paper towels, can be bought tax-free for resale. Cleaning bought by a home builder as part of building a new home isn't taxable, so a new-build clean billed to the builder may show no tax.

The Comptroller also exempts a self-employed housekeeper you hire directly, as an employee of your household rather than through a maid service. If a quote is described as tax-free, ask which exemption the company is relying on.

For renters, a move-out clean is about the deposit. Texas landlords must refund it within 30 days of move-out, once they have a written forwarding address, and must itemize any deductions; normal wear and tear can't be deducted. A landlord acting in bad faith can owe $100, three times the amount withheld and your attorney's fees.

Some households run a cleaner's name through the DPS conviction search, which covers Class B misdemeanors and above reported to DPS. If a dispute can't be settled, the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division takes complaints online, and Texas law treats them as public.

Questions for a Midland cleaning service

• Is the price per visit, per hour or per square foot, and is tax included?
• Are the cleaners employees, and who pays if something breaks?
• Do they bring supplies, and is a deep first clean required?
• If you signed up after a sales visit at your door for more than $25, Texas law generally lets you cancel by midnight of the third business day.

If you're also moving, see Midland movers. Compare cleaning services in Odessa, or read the Midland city guide.