Free house cleaning contract template
By MopQuote · Updated October 2, 2026
A plain-English service agreement for house cleaners, in English and Spanish: what you clean, the price, payment on the day, late cancellations, lockouts, keys, pets, damage and re-cleans. Copy the text into a document or print the two-page form, with no sign-up and no email.
House cleaning contract template
Replace the words in brackets, keep one choice where there are several and delete what you don’t need. Paste it into a document or an email and go over it with the client before the first cleaning.
HOUSE CLEANING SERVICE AGREEMENT
Cleaner: [your name or business name], [phone], [email]
Client: [client’s name], [phone], [email]
Home to clean: [address]
Date of this agreement: [date]
1. What I clean
I will clean your home as described in my estimate dated [date]. Type of cleaning: [standard / deep / move-in or move-out].
Not included unless we agree on it, at an added price: [inside the oven, inside the fridge, inside cabinets, inside windows, laundry, dishes, walls, moving heavy furniture].
2. When
Visits: [one time / every week / every 2 weeks / every 4 weeks], starting [date], arriving between [time] and [time]. A visit takes about [number] hours.
3. Price
The price is [$___] per visit. It is based on the size and condition of your home when I gave the estimate. If the home needs much more work than usual, or you add rooms or extras, I’ll tell you the new price before I start, and you can say no.
For regular cleanings, I’ll tell you at least [30] days before the price changes.
4. Payment
Payment is due [on the day of each cleaning / before each cleaning / within 7 days of my invoice], by [cash / check / Zelle / Venmo / Cash App / card].
Deposit when you book: [none / $___], counted toward the price.
If a payment is more than [7] days late, I may pause cleanings until it is paid.
Sales tax: [not charged / included in the price / added to the price].
5. Cancelling or rescheduling
I reserve this time for you. To cancel or reschedule, please let me know at least [24] hours before the visit, and there is no fee. Later cancellations are charged [50%] of the price.
If you or someone at home is sick, tell me before I leave and we’ll reschedule without a fee. If I ever need to reschedule, I’ll give you the same notice.
6. Getting in
At the booked time, you will [be home / leave a key / give me a door or lockbox code]. If I can’t get in (no key, a locked door, no answer), I call, text and wait [15] minutes, and then the late cancellation fee applies.
Please tell me at least [24] hours ahead if a code changes. I keep keys and codes private and give keys back when our agreement ends.
7. Pets
Pets at home: [none / ___]. During the visit, please keep any pet that may bite, scratch or run outside in a closed room or a crate.
8. Supplies
I bring my own supplies and equipment. If you want me to use a product of yours, leave it out with a note.
9. Before each visit
Please put away cash, jewelry, medicine, important papers and anything very valuable or fragile. Please pick up clothes, toys and dishes so I can clean the surfaces. If you’d like me to tidy up first, tell me, as it takes extra time.
10. If something gets damaged
If I break or damage something, I’ll tell you the same day. Please tell me about any damage within [24] hours after the visit, with a photo.
I’m not responsible for normal wear and tear, for damage that was there before, or for items that were already loose, broken or not installed properly.
11. If you’re not happy with the cleaning
If something we agreed on wasn’t cleaned well, tell me within [24] hours with a photo, and I’ll come back and re-clean that area at no charge. I offer a re-clean instead of a refund.
For a move-out cleaning, I’m responsible for the cleaning, not for the landlord’s decision about your deposit.
12. Safety
I may skip or stop cleaning any area that isn’t safe, such as mold, pests, broken glass, needles, blood or other body fluids, or an animal that may bite. Please tell me about any of these before the visit.
13. My business
I run my own cleaning business. I decide how the work is done, bring my own supplies, set my own schedule and work for other clients too.
14. Ending this agreement
Either of us can stop regular cleanings at any time with [14] days’ notice by text, email or in writing. Anything you owe for past cleanings is due within [7] days.
15. Changes
This agreement and my estimate are our whole agreement. Any change must be agreed in writing, and a text or an email counts. This agreement is governed by the laws of the State of [state].
Cleaner’s signature: ____________________ Date: ____________
Client’s signature: ____________________ Date: ____________The contract in Spanish
CONTRATO DE SERVICIO DE LIMPIEZA DE CASAS
Servicio de limpieza: [tu nombre o el de tu negocio], [teléfono], [correo]
Cliente: [nombre del cliente], [teléfono], [correo]
Casa a limpiar: [dirección]
Fecha de este contrato: [fecha]
1. Qué limpio
Limpiaré su casa como se describe en mi estimado del [fecha]. Tipo de limpieza: [estándar / profunda / de mudanza].
No se incluye, salvo que lo acordemos con un costo adicional: [el interior del horno, el interior del refrigerador, el interior de los gabinetes, las ventanas por dentro, la ropa, los platos, las paredes, mover muebles pesados].
2. Cuándo
Visitas: [una sola vez / cada semana / cada 2 semanas / cada 4 semanas], desde el [fecha], con llegada entre las [hora] y las [hora]. Cada visita toma unas [número] horas.
3. Precio
El precio es [$___] por visita. Se basa en el tamaño y el estado de su casa cuando le di el estimado. Si la casa necesita mucho más trabajo de lo normal, o usted agrega cuartos o extras, le diré el nuevo precio antes de empezar y usted puede decir que no.
En las limpiezas regulares, le avisaré con al menos [30] días de anticipación antes de cambiar el precio.
4. Pago
El pago se hace [el día de cada limpieza / antes de cada limpieza / dentro de los 7 días de mi factura], en [efectivo / cheque / Zelle / Venmo / Cash App / tarjeta].
Depósito al reservar: [ninguno / $___], que se descuenta del precio.
Si un pago se atrasa más de [7] días, puedo pausar las limpiezas hasta que se pague.
Impuesto sobre las ventas: [no se cobra / incluido en el precio / se agrega al precio].
5. Cancelar o cambiar la fecha
Reservo este horario para usted. Para cancelar o cambiar la fecha, avíseme con al menos [24] horas de anticipación y no hay cargo. Las cancelaciones más tarde tienen un cargo del [50%] del precio.
Si usted o alguien en casa está enfermo, avíseme antes de que salga y cambiamos la fecha sin cargo. Si alguna vez yo necesito cambiar la fecha, le avisaré con la misma anticipación.
6. Cómo entro
A la hora reservada, usted [estará en casa / dejará una llave / me dará un código de la puerta o de la caja de llaves]. Si no puedo entrar (sin llave, puerta cerrada, nadie abre), llamo, envío un mensaje y espero [15] minutos; después se aplica el cargo por cancelación tardía.
Avíseme con al menos [24] horas de anticipación si cambia un código. Guardo las llaves y los códigos en privado y devuelvo las llaves cuando termine nuestro contrato.
7. Mascotas
Mascotas en casa: [ninguna / ___]. Durante la visita, por favor deje en un cuarto cerrado o en su jaula a cualquier mascota que pueda morder, arañar o salirse.
8. Productos
Traigo mis propios productos y equipo. Si quiere que use un producto suyo, déjelo a la vista con una nota.
9. Antes de cada visita
Por favor guarde el dinero en efectivo, las joyas, los medicamentos, los papeles importantes y todo lo que sea muy valioso o frágil. Recoja la ropa, los juguetes y los platos para que pueda limpiar las superficies. Si quiere que yo ordene primero, avíseme, porque toma tiempo extra.
10. Si algo se daña
Si rompo o daño algo, le avisaré el mismo día. Por favor avíseme de cualquier daño dentro de las [24] horas después de la visita, con una foto.
No soy responsable del desgaste normal, de daños que ya existían ni de objetos que ya estaban flojos, rotos o mal instalados.
11. Si no queda satisfecho con la limpieza
Si algo de lo acordado no quedó bien limpio, avíseme dentro de las [24] horas con una foto y regreso a limpiar esa parte sin costo. Ofrezco volver a limpiar en lugar de un reembolso.
En una limpieza de mudanza, respondo por la limpieza, no por la decisión del arrendador sobre su depósito.
12. Seguridad
Puedo no limpiar, o dejar de limpiar, cualquier parte que no sea segura, como moho, plagas, vidrios rotos, agujas, sangre u otros fluidos del cuerpo, o un animal que pueda morder. Por favor avíseme de cualquiera de estas cosas antes de la visita.
13. Mi negocio
Tengo mi propio negocio de limpieza. Yo decido cómo se hace el trabajo, traigo mis propios productos, fijo mi propio horario y también trabajo para otros clientes.
14. Terminar este contrato
Cualquiera de los dos puede terminar las limpiezas regulares en cualquier momento con [14] días de aviso por mensaje, correo o por escrito. Lo que usted deba por limpiezas pasadas se paga dentro de [7] días.
15. Cambios
Este contrato y mi estimado son todo nuestro acuerdo. Cualquier cambio se acuerda por escrito, y un mensaje de texto o un correo cuenta. Este contrato se rige por las leyes del estado de [estado].
Firma del servicio de limpieza: ____________________ Fecha: ____________
Firma del cliente: ____________________ Fecha: ____________Example wording, not legal advice. Laws differ from state to state, and you decide your own terms.
Short version for a text message
For a one-time or move-out clean, or a new client you haven’t met yet: the main terms in one text. Ask the client to reply YES and keep the conversation.
Hi [client’s name], here are the terms for your cleaning:
• [date], arriving between [time] and [time], at [address]
• Price: [$___], paid on the day by [Zelle / Venmo / cash]
• Free to cancel or reschedule until [24] hours before; after that, [50%] of the price. The same fee applies if I can’t get in after waiting [15] minutes
• Not happy with something? Tell me within [24] hours and I’ll re-clean it at no charge
Please reply YES to confirm. [Your name]Hola, [nombre del cliente], estas son las condiciones de su limpieza:
• [fecha], con llegada entre las [hora] y las [hora], en [dirección]
• Precio: [$___], se paga el día de la limpieza por [Zelle / Venmo / efectivo]
• Puede cancelar o cambiar la fecha gratis hasta [24] horas antes; después, el [50%] del precio. Se aplica el mismo cargo si no puedo entrar después de esperar [15] minutos
• ¿Algo no quedó bien? Avíseme dentro de las [24] horas y lo vuelvo a limpiar sin costo
Por favor responda SÍ para confirmar. [Tu nombre]Printable house cleaning contract (PDF)
Two pages, US letter size. Fill in the blanks and tick the boxes with the client, sign it together and give the client a copy. Keep one for yourself.
Why each part is there
- 1
What’s included and what isn’t
List the extras you charge for, like the inside of the oven, so “I thought that was included” comes up before the visit, not after.
- 2
A price for the home you saw
If the home needs much more work than at the estimate, you agree on a new price before you start, not after.
- 3
Payment on the day
When and how you get paid, and that cleanings pause if a payment is more than a week late.
- 4
Late cancellations and lockouts
Your time is booked either way: a free window, a fee after it and the same fee when you can’t get in. See what 34 cleaning companies charge on the cancellation policy page.
- 5
Keys and codes
How you get in, that you keep keys and codes private and that keys come back when the work ends.
- 6
Damage, reported fast
A short window to report damage, with a photo, and no blame for old damage or loose items. Photos of each room before the first clean help if there’s ever a dispute.
- 7
A re-clean instead of a refund
If something was missed, you come back and fix it. The client gets a clean home, and you don’t give back money for work you did.
- 8
Ending with notice
Either side can stop regular cleanings with notice, so losing a client doesn’t leave a hole in next week’s schedule.
Other free contract templates: what we found
We read 8 cleaning contract templates that come up in web search. Three things to know before you use one:
- General legal templates (LawDepot, eSign, LegalTemplates, Rocket Lawyer) have no rules for late cancellations, lockouts, keys or pets.
- LawDepot’s cleaning agreement bills the client with 30 days to pay by default. Its full text comes with a paid plan: 7 days free, then $49 a month, or one document for $7.50 to $119.
- LegalTemplates, ZenMaid and Jobber ask for your email before you get the file.
Checked on each company’s own site on October 2, 2026.
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Competitor prices from their own pricing pages, checked September 28, 2026.
Join the waitlistHi! Here is your cleaning estimate: Standard cleaning 3 bed / 2 bath home Price: $195 – $225 Time: about 3.5–4.25 hours Included: dusting, kitchen counters, sink and appliance fronts, bathrooms cleaned and disinfected, mirrors, beds made, floors vacuumed and mopped, trash taken out. To cancel or reschedule, please let me know at least 24 hours ahead. Late cancellations are charged 50% of the price. Reply YES to book. Thank you! – [Your name], [your phone]
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Questions about cleaning contracts
Is this house cleaning contract template free?
Yes. Copy the text or download the PDF, with no sign-up and no email. The MopQuote app, which puts your cancellation policy and deposit on every estimate, will be a one-time payment with no subscription.
Do I need a contract for a one-time cleaning?
For a one-time or move-out clean, the short text version covers the main terms: the date, the price, how you get paid, the cancellation fee and the re-clean window, with the client’s YES in the same conversation. Use the full contract for regular clients, where keys, schedules and price changes come up.
Do clients get 3 days to cancel a cleaning contract?
Sometimes. The FTC Cooling-Off Rule covers sales of $25 or more made at the buyer’s home, “including those in response to or following an invitation by the buyer” (16 CFR 429.0). The buyer can cancel until midnight of the third business day, and the seller must give a written notice of that right (16 CFR 429.1). The FTC says the rule doesn’t cover sales made entirely online, by mail or by phone with no other in-person contact before the work. Its exception for repairs and maintenance is for personal property, which the FTC said excludes “land, buildings, and the like.” The rule doesn’t name house cleaning, and state laws apply too. If you sign contracts at clients’ homes, check with a lawyer in your state.
Can a client agree to the contract by text?
Under the federal E-SIGN Act, a contract “may not be denied legal effect, validity, or enforceability solely because an electronic signature or electronic record was used in its formation,” and an electronic signature can be “an electronic sound, symbol, or process” a person adopts “with the intent to sign the record” (15 U.S.C. 7001 and 7006). Whether a YES reply counts in a dispute depends on the facts, so send the terms and get the reply in the same conversation, and keep it.
Am I my client’s employee?
The IRS looks at who controls the work: “The worker is your employee if you can control not only what work is done, but how it is done,” and “A self-employed worker usually provides their own tools and offers services to the general public in an independent business” (IRS Publication 926, 2026). The “My business” part of the contract writes down those facts: your own methods, supplies and other clients.
Do I add sales tax?
Only if your state taxes cleaning services, and that depends on the state. The contract has a line for it; if you’re not sure, check with your state’s tax agency.
Is this contract legal advice?
No. It’s example wording for house cleaners. Laws differ from state to state, and you decide your own terms; if you’re unsure about a part, ask a lawyer in your state.
Is there a Spanish version?
Yes: the same contract in Spanish, as text and as a PDF, and the short text version too, so each client can read the terms in their language.
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Updated October 2, 2026