House cleaning in Tyler

HomeGuide's national figures (April 2024), not Tyler prices, put a visit at about $200 on average, with most people paying $120 to $280. Cleaners charge about $25 to $75 an hour per worker, so a two-person, two-hour visit runs $100 to $300.

For a three-bedroom, two-bath home, HomeGuide gives $135 to $180 for standard cleaning, $180 to $280 for a deep clean and $180 to $300 for move-out cleaning. Add the tax: the combined Texas maximum is 8.25%. The full guide is on our house cleaning hub.

What counts as cleaning on a Tyler bill

Texas defines taxable cleaning broadly: windows, floors, walls and ceilings, ducts and chimneys, and trash collection on the premises. One exception: cleaning a home builder buys as part of building a new home isn't taxable. Supplies left behind for you, like paper towels, can be bought by the company tax-free for resale.

Start with the tax permit: a maid service should hold a Texas sales tax permit, since anyone cleaning homes or offices must have one and collect tax, so ask for it. Some households also search the Texas Department of Public Safety's public conviction database by name. It covers Class B misdemeanors and above reported to DPS; Class C convictions appear only if reported.

If a cleaner signs you up at your door for services over $25, Texas law generally lets you cancel by midnight of the third business day after signing. Complaints about a business can go to the Attorney General's Consumer Protection Division online; those complaints are public.

The tax on your bill should include state tax plus any local city, county, special district or transit tax on the amount billed, so ask each Tyler quote to show that tax line separately.

A move-out clean is about the deposit. A Texas landlord must refund it on or before the 30th day after you surrender the home, once you give a written forwarding address. Normal wear and tear can't be deducted, and deductions must be itemized in writing. A landlord who keeps a deposit in bad faith can owe $100 plus three times the amount withheld and your attorney's fees.

Take dated photos after the cleaners finish. Book the clean for the day after the movers leave, compare quotes from services in Longview, and see our Tyler hub for the city's two free bulky-item pickups a year, useful for what you leave behind.