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Free House Cleaning Contract Template

A house cleaning contract covers the cleaning schedule, what’s included, access and safety rules, payment terms, and how recurring service ends.

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October 2026

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A house stays handled when the same spots get hit every week and the crew shows up when they said they would, but a missed threshold or mildew line can turn into re-cleaning. The House Cleaning Contract contract gives recurring weekly cleaning a single set of terms both sides can point back to, so expectations don’t drift once the routine settles in.

The agreement starts with what the weekly visit is and ties the schedule and price back to an accepted booking or proposal, then moves into what gets cleaned and how home-specific notes get followed. The middle sections cover crew consistency and communication, access and alarm handling, what the cleaner needs from the household, and how insurance and breakage get handled, including limits around pre-existing wear and valuables. Payment and price changes sit in plain language, and the ending section explains notice, final charges, and key return, with the signature at the end in lantern brass and controlled plum under Lora headings.

  • It covers our recurring weekly house Defines the weekly cleaning arrangement and points to the schedule and price already agreed in the accepted booking or proposal.
  • What we clean Describes the baseline weekly maintenance and calls out the checklist and home-specific notes that are treated as part of the agreement.
  • Payment Explains recurring billing, the 7-day due window, and what happens if payment runs late.
  • Access and entry Covers entry methods, how to share codes safely, and what to do when alarm steps or access details change.
  • Ending service Gives the notice process, what’s owed up to the end date, how access gets returned, and includes the signature block for acceptance.

Service runs like any other contract in Plutio: you change the names, dates, rates, and anything your workflow does differently, then send it for online signing. Once the client signs, both sides have the same written terms to refer to when a visit gets moved, an add-on gets approved, or service needs to end cleanly.

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What to include in a house cleaning contract

PartWhat it covers

It covers our recurring weekly house

Defines the recurring weekly arrangement and ties the schedule and price back to an accepted proposal or booking confirmation.

What we clean

Explains the weekly maintenance baseline and points to the checklist and home notes that govern each visit.

What you can count on

Covers crew consistency, how routine and urgent messages get handled, and what happens if a visit is missed.

Payment

States when invoices go out, the 7-day payment terms, and when visits can be paused for overdue accounts.

Price changes

Explains when pricing gets reviewed, how notice works for changes, and how plan changes get confirmed in writing first.

Access and entry

Lists entry options, how codes and alarm steps should be shared, and what the client needs to update before the next visit.

What we need from you

Asks for a main contact, what the home needs to be ready for cleaning, and what changes should be flagged in advance.

Insurance

Notes the cleaner’s business insurance, what proof can be provided, and what the homeowner or rental insurance should cover.

If something goes wrong

Explains how breakage or damage gets reported, how fixes are agreed in writing, and what isn’t covered.

Our team

Covers staffing, requesting the same people when possible, and the restriction on hiring the crew directly.

How recurring service runs

Explains how the repeating slot renews, how skips and reschedules work, and how either side ends service.

What we are responsible for

Defines reasonable care, product and surface limits, and what falls outside responsibility like hidden damage or valuables left out.

Ending service

Covers written notice, final charges, access return, and includes the Signature block for acceptance.

Who it is for

House cleaners and residential cleaning teams offering weekly recurring service for occupied homes and short-term rentals.

The contract in full

It covers our recurring weekly house cleaning visits at your home or rental, on the schedule and price in the accepted proposal or booking confirmation.

By going ahead with service, you are asking us to reserve time for you on a repeating day and window, and we are agreeing to send a trained team and clean to the checklist below and any notes we have on your home. The rest of this document is how we handle access, schedule changes, payment, and the few things that can come up when someone is cleaning inside a lived-in house.

What we clean

Weekly house cleaning is a repeating visit on your set day and time window. Your first visit may be a deeper reset if that is what we scheduled. After that, we maintain the home to the same baseline each week, with extra attention where sand, grit, and shower mildew tend to build up.

Each visit follows the checklist in the proposal, with any home-specific notes we keep for you (for example: which rooms to skip, product preferences, or surfaces that need a gentle approach). The checklist is listed right after this section and is part of this agreement.

* Floors throughout * Kitchen reset * Bathrooms and showers * Doors, switches, touch points * Porch tracks and thresholds * Trash and quick straighten

What you can count on

You can count on a consistent crew. Most weeks, Marcus leads your visit and you will usually see the same faces. If we need to swap coverage for illness or travel, Hannah will tell you ahead of time and confirm who is coming.

For day-to-day messages (gate code changed, guest arriving early, please skip a room), we reply within the response time Hannah sets for routine notes. For urgent issues (a lockout, a breakage, or something that makes the home unsafe to enter), call or text and we treat it as priority.

If we miss a scheduled visit because of us, we will offer the next available make-up visit or a credit, and we will confirm the option in writing.

Payment

Weekly house cleaning is billed as recurring service. We invoice at the start of each service period. Nothing is due up front beyond that invoice.

Every invoice is payable within 7 days of its date. If you have questions about an invoice, tell Hannah right away so we can review it before it becomes overdue.

If your first visit is a first-time deep clean or another one-off reset we scheduled before maintenance begins, we invoice that at the start of the period it is booked in, on the same 7-day terms.

If payment is late, we may pause upcoming visits until the account is brought current. We will tell you before we skip a visit for this reason.

Price changes

We keep your price steady as long as the home and the plan stay basically the same. We also know homes change: a new dog, an extra bedroom added to the rotation, a new property for turnovers, or a reset needed after travel.

We review pricing at the review interval Hannah sets for recurring clients. If we need to change your price, we will send written notice before the new price applies, with the notice period Hannah sets. The notice will say what is changing and when.

If you ask us to change the plan between reviews (for example, switch from weekly to biweekly, add a deep cleaning reset, or add linen service for a turnover), we will confirm the updated price in writing before we do the extra work.

Access and entry

You will give us a reliable way to get in for each visit. That can be a lockbox, a key we hold, a garage or smart lock entry, or meeting us at the door. Hannah is the point person for access setup and changes.

For your security, do not send entry codes, alarm steps, or passwords in a form submission or a regular email. Share them with Hannah by phone or in person, and we will store them as simple notes for our team.

If you have an alarm, you will give us clear arming and disarming steps for the areas we enter. If access details change, tell Hannah before your next visit so we do not lose time at the door.

What we need from you

Please name one main contact for scheduling decisions and quick questions. Hannah schedules and confirms visits, and Marcus runs the work on site. When we need a decision (skip a room, focus on a problem spot, approve an add-on), we need it in time to plan the visit.

Before we arrive, please make the home reasonably ready for cleaning: pick up loose items you do not want moved, and let us know what to do with dishes, laundry, or clutter in areas we clean. We can straighten as part of the visit, but we are not able to sort and organize personal items.

Tell Hannah about changes that affect the work: pets and their routines, new finishes like limewash or sealed brick, construction dust, a guest schedule, or anything fragile that should not be touched.

Insurance

We carry business insurance that fits residential cleaning work, including coverage for our team while they are working in your home. If you want proof of coverage, ask Hannah and we will provide it.

On your side, you should keep your homeowner or rental property insurance active. For short-term rentals, that may include coverage that matches how the property is used and occupied.

Insurance does not replace good communication. If there is a surface you are worried about (old brick, limewashed walls, specialty stone), tell Hannah in advance. We will clean it gently and, when needed, we will ask what products you want us to use or avoid.

If something goes wrong

If we break something or notice damage during the visit, we will tell you as soon as we can and we will follow up in writing with what happened and, when possible, a photo. You agree to tell us promptly if you notice a problem after we leave, and to include a description and photos so we can understand it.

We handle fixes in a practical way. Depending on what it is, we may repair it, replace it with a like-for-like item, or reimburse you for a reasonable replacement. We do not guess. We confirm the plan with you in writing before we spend money or bring in a third party.

We are not responsible for pre-existing wear, unstable fixtures, or items that are already loose, water-damaged, or poorly installed. If something looks risky, we will flag it and skip it until you tell us how you want to handle it.

Our team

Your weekly house cleaning price includes recruiting, background screening where we use it, training, supplies, and keeping a team available on a repeating schedule. Because of that, you agree not to hire or contract directly with our staff while you are a client.

This applies to anyone we send to your home, including our cleaners and any lead working that visit. If you like someone’s work and want to request them, tell Hannah. We will do our best to keep the same people on your schedule.

This also continues for the period Hannah sets after our service ends. If you want to talk about an exception, bring it to Hannah first. We would rather have a straightforward conversation than lose a good arrangement.

How recurring service runs

Weekly house cleaning is recurring. That means we reserve a repeating slot for you and keep showing up on the agreed day and time window until one of us ends the service.

Each service period renews automatically, and we invoice at the start of each period as described in the Payment section. If your schedule needs to change, Hannah will confirm what we can do based on the calendar, and we try to keep your day consistent when possible.

If you need to skip or move a visit, tell Hannah with the notice period she sets for weekly clients. If we can fill the slot, we will. If we cannot, the visit may still be charged because we held the time for you.

Either side can end recurring service with the notice period Hannah sets. We will confirm the end date in writing.

What we are responsible for

We are responsible for delivering weekly house cleaning with reasonable care, using products and methods that fit the surfaces you have told us about. We do not use harsh acids or strong abrasives on old brick floors or limewashed walls, and if we see something that needs a specialty method, we will flag it and price it before we change products or approach.

We are not responsible for things outside our control: normal wear, hidden water damage, mold inside walls or HVAC systems, or failures caused by faulty installation. We also cannot take responsibility for valuables left out in the open. If something is irreplaceable or high-value, please put it away before we arrive.

Our notes and texts are meant to coordinate the visit. They are not a promise that we can remove every stain or restore every surface.

Ending service

You can end weekly house cleaning by telling Hannah in writing and giving the notice period she sets for recurring clients. We can end service the same way. We will always aim to do this cleanly: one message confirming your last visit date and what, if anything, is still scheduled.

You will pay for work completed up to the end date, including any visit we have already performed and any invoice issued at the start of a service period, under the same 7-day payment terms.

If we hold a key, lockbox code, or other access method, we will arrange return or removal promptly after the last visit. We will also stop using any entry details you shared once service ends.

If we are ending service because we cannot clean safely (for example, aggressive or loose pets that prevent us from working), we will tell you what needs to change for us to restart.

Signature

Legal Notice: Please consult legal advice and carefully review the content of this contract template before implementing this template in your business.

Questions about this contract template

Do I get the same cleaners each visit?

The contract says the service aims for a consistent crew and names a lead for most visits, with advance notice when coverage needs to change. The agreement also explains how requests for specific team members get handled.

What’s included in a weekly house cleaning?

The contract describes weekly cleaning as a repeating maintenance visit and ties the work to the checklist in the accepted proposal, plus any home-specific notes. The wording also allows for a deeper first visit if that’s what was scheduled.

How do payment terms usually work for recurring cleaning?

The contract bills weekly cleaning as recurring service and invoices at the start of each service period. Each invoice is due within 7 days of its date, and the terms allow upcoming visits to be paused if payment is late after notice.

How do cleaners handle entry codes, keys, and alarms?

The contract lists entry options like lockbox, a held key, smart lock, or meeting at the door, and it names a point person for access changes. The terms also say not to send codes or alarm steps by form or regular email, and to share them by phone or in person instead.

What happens if something gets damaged during a cleaning?

The contract says the cleaner will report breakage or discovered damage as soon as possible and follow up in writing, often with a photo. The terms describe practical remedies like repair, like-for-like replacement, or reimbursement, and they exclude pre-existing wear and unstable items.

How do you end a weekly cleaning service?

The contract allows either side to end service with written notice using the notice period stated for recurring clients. The terms also cover payment for work completed up to the end date and returning or removing any access method after the last visit.

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