A cleaning services contract sets out what a recurring house cleaner will do at a client's home, how often, how they get in, who supplies the products, what it costs, and who's on the hook if something gets damaged along the way. Download the ready-to-fill template below, or read the field-by-field checklist first.
A complete, ready-to-fill PDF — 11 clauses, blanks for every detail, and a signature block for both parties. Free, no email, no account. Read it and adapt it before you use it; the cover page explains what it can and cannot do for you.
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This document is a general-purpose template provided for information only. It is not legal advice, it does not create a lawyer–client relationship, and nobody has reviewed it against your situation.
Laws differ by country, state and province, and they change. A clause that is standard in one place can be unenforceable — or illegal — in another. Terms that are ordinary between two businesses can be void in a consumer or employment context.
Read every clause before you use it, fill in every blank, and delete anything that does not apply. For anything high-value, unusual, or that you could not afford to lose a dispute over, have a qualified lawyer in your jurisdiction review it before it is signed.
These are the fields and clauses a residential cleaning contract needs. Leaving one out doesn't necessarily void the agreement, but each gap is a spot where the client and the cleaner can end up disagreeing about what they actually agreed to.
Client & cleaner names.The client's full legal name and the property address, and the cleaner's full legal name or business name — state whether the cleaner is an individual or a company, since that affects the signature block.
Scope of cleaning services.A room-by-room checklist of what's included in a standard visit, which periodic deep-clean tasks (inside the oven, baseboards) happen less often and on what cadence, and what's excluded — like exterior windows or biohazard cleanup — unless requested and priced separately.
Recurring schedule. The frequency (weekly, biweekly or monthly), the day and arrival window, how long a visit takes, and how much notice either side needs to give to change or skip a scheduled visit.
Property access. How the cleaner gets in — a key, a door code, a lockbox, or the client letting them in — plus what the cleaner must disclose about alarms, pets and off-limits areas, and what happens to keys and codes if the contract ends.
Who supplies products & equipment. Whether the cleaner brings their own supplies or uses the client's, and any client-requested products for allergies, sensitive surfaces or green-cleaning preferences.
Rate, payment terms & cancellation policy. The per-visit rate, how and when it's paid, the fee for a one-time deep clean, and how much notice either side needs to give to cancel a visit without a late-cancellation charge.
Liability for damage or breakage.Who pays if the cleaner breaks something, how quickly it has to be reported, what's excluded (pre-existing damage, unflagged fragile items), and a cap on the cleaner's liability per visit.
Standard of care / independent contractor status. A statement that the cleaner performs the work to a professional standard as an independent contractor, not an employee, and controls how the work gets done.
Term & termination. When the contract starts, how it can be ended for breach or an unsafe property, and what happens to fees already owed and keys already issued when it ends.
Signatures & date.Both the client and the cleaner sign and date the agreement. An unsigned contract is just a draft — it isn't binding until both parties have signed it.
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Not legal advice — for a higher-value property, a commercial space, or terms involving significant liability, have a local attorney review your agreement.