Los Angeles, California
Need a cleaner in Los Angeles? We connect you with a local provider.
We connect households and small offices across the City of Los Angeles with independent local cleaning providers for regular visits, one-time house cleaning, deep cleans and move-out cleans. Call, tell us about the place, and a provider who works in your part of the city gives you their price.
Free to call or write. No obligation to hire anyone.
- Regular visits weekly, every two weeks or monthly
- One-time and deep cleaning for houses, condos and apartments
- Move-out cleans for renters and owners
- From San Pedro to Sylmar, the Westside to Boyle Heights
What you can call about
Pick the kind of cleaning you need
Each page explains one job in full: what it covers, which California and City rules touch it, and what two marketplaces publish about cost. Or skip the reading, call, and tell us about the place.
Maid service
Regular visits weekly, every two weeks or monthly, and what the state says about who employs a cleaner.
House cleaning
What a standard clean covers room by room, in houses, condos, apartments and short-term rentals.
Deep cleaning
Ovens, shower glass, baseboards and high ledges: the buildup a regular visit does not reach.
Move-out cleaning
An empty rental cleaned before you hand back the keys, with California’s deposit rules explained.
Office cleaning
Small offices and studios cleaned after hours, and the state registration to check first.
How it works
From a messy week to a local cleaner in one call
Call or send the form
Give the neighborhood, the kind of cleaning and the size of the place. It is free, and it commits you to nothing.
We connect you
We take the details and connect you with an independent cleaning provider who works in your part of the city. Describe the home, the pets, the parking and what bothers you most.
The provider gives the price
The provider prices the job from your description, or after seeing the place, and offers a time. The scope, the schedule and the price are theirs to set.
Check, then decide
Ask who employs the cleaners and ask for proof of insurance before the first visit. Whether you hire them is your decision.
Cleaning in Los Angeles
The city in four numbers
Four figures from public sources that describe what a cleaner in Los Angeles works with.
949,000 renting households
About 64 percent of the city’s 1.48 million households rent, by the Census Bureau’s 2024 estimates. Move-out cleans and building access are everyday work here.
58 percent in shared buildings
About 913,000 of the city’s 1.59 million housing units are in buildings with two or more units. Front desks, call boxes and vendor rules come with the job.
14.25 inches of rain a year
NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 average for downtown, with about 82 percent of it falling from December through March. For the rest of the year little rain falls, and dust settles.
8.6 to 16.3 grains per gallon
The Department of Water and Power’s average water hardness across its three areas of the city, in figures from 2022. Anything above 7 is classed as hard, and hard water leaves mineral deposits and water spots.
Who does the work
Before you hire: ask who employs the cleaner
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One question is worth asking before any cleaner has your key: who employs them? A cleaning company may employ the people it sends, or the cleaner may work for themselves, and California’s Labor Commissioner’s Office applies its own test to tell an employee from an independent contractor. A referral service such as this one employs no cleaners at all. It connects you with a provider, and the provider can tell you which kind they are.
The maid service Los Angeles page repeats what the state’s own pages say about it, with links to them. It is a summary, not legal advice.
Call and we connect you with a local provider for a regular cleaning schedule.
Housing
A city of apartments, older houses and hillside streets
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The Census Bureau’s 2024 American Community Survey counts about 1.59 million housing units in Los Angeles. About 58 percent are in buildings with two or more units, roughly 36 percent are detached houses, and nearly seven in ten were built before 1980. Each kind of home changes the work.
| Kind of home | What changes for a cleaner |
|---|---|
| Apartments and condos | Front desks, call boxes and fobs, shared elevators, vendor rules, and trash that goes to a shared enclosure |
| Older houses | Wood, old grout and original fixtures that a cleaner should ask about before using much water or a strong product |
| Hillside homes | Stairs and split levels, and Fire Department parking restrictions on posted streets on Red Flag Days |
| Short-term rentals | Fixed turnover windows, linens and restocking, under the City’s rule that a host may home-share only in a primary residence |
The house cleaning Los Angeles page goes through a standard clean room by room and explains each of these.
Renters
Moving out: what the deposit rules expect
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About 64 percent of the city’s households rent. When a tenancy ends, California’s standard for cleaning is in the deposit statute: a landlord may deduct only what is reasonably necessary to return the unit to the level of cleanliness it was in when the tenancy began, and nothing for ordinary wear and tear.
- A tenant can ask for an inspection before moving out, held no earlier than two weeks before the tenancy ends.
- The landlord has 21 calendar days after the tenant has vacated to return the deposit, or the balance with an itemized statement of deductions.
- For units under the City’s Rent Stabilization Ordinance, the Housing Department lists interest on security deposits among the things the ordinance covers.
- For homes with City curbside bins, LA Sanitation collects furniture and other bulky items at the curb at no additional charge, with one business day’s notice.
The move out cleaning Los Angeles page has the checklist, the timeline and the sources.
Call with your move-out date, and we connect you with a local provider who gives you a price.
Conditions
Dry months, wind and hard water
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Downtown Los Angeles averages 14.25 inches of rain a year in NOAA’s 1991 to 2020 normals, and about 82 percent of it falls from December through March. For the rest of the year little rain falls, and dust settles.
The tap water is hard. The Department of Water and Power’s averages, from 2022, run from 8.6 grains per gallon in the San Fernando Valley and Western Los Angeles to 16.3 in Eastern Los Angeles and the Harbor, all above the 7 it classes as hard, and its page links hard water to mineral deposits and water spots.
A regular visit keeps both in check. When they have had months to build, the job is a deep cleaning: scale off the glass, dust off the high ledges, grease off the hood and the cabinet tops. That page also covers what County health officials say about cleaning up ash after a wildfire, and where a house cleaner’s work stops.
Workplaces
Small offices and the state janitorial registry
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Office cleaning carries a rule that house cleaning does not. California requires janitorial employers to register every year with the Labor Commissioner’s Office, and a business that contracts with an unregistered one is subject to a civil fine of $2,000 to $10,000 for a first violation. A cleaner who works only in homes is outside the program, so ask about registration before you hand over the office keys.
The office cleaning Los Angeles page explains the registration, how to verify one, and what to put in a written scope.
Costs
What cleaning costs: published figures
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Maid Service Los Angeles does not set prices and has no price list. The provider gives the price. These are figures that two marketplaces, HomeAdvisor and TaskRabbit, publish on their own sites, with the date beside each.
| Job | Published figure | Whose figure |
|---|---|---|
| House cleaning visit | $118 to $238, average $176 | HomeAdvisor, national, updated June 19, 2026 |
| Service every two weeks | $100 to $250 a visit | HomeAdvisor, national, updated June 19, 2026 |
| Deep cleaning | $200 to $400 a visit | HomeAdvisor, national, updated June 19, 2026 |
| Move-out cleaning | Around $46 an hour, with an average clean of $300 to $400 | TaskRabbit, Los Angeles, read October 2026 |
| Housekeeping by the hour | From $46 an hour | TaskRabbit, Los Angeles, read October 2026 |
National figures do not reflect Los Angeles wages, parking or travel. They are those companies’ own figures, not quotes from us or from any provider. Each service page explains what moves a real price.
Neighborhoods
Where you can call from
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The City of Los Angeles covers about 470 square miles and is divided, on the City’s own maps, into 34 community plan areas and 99 neighborhood councils. You can call about a home or an office in any of them.
- Central. Downtown, Koreatown, Westlake, Echo Park, Silver Lake, Los Feliz, Hollywood, East Hollywood and Mid-City.
- Westside. Venice, Mar Vista, Palms, West Los Angeles, Westwood, Brentwood, Pacific Palisades, Westchester and Playa del Rey.
- San Fernando Valley. Sherman Oaks, Studio City, Encino, Tarzana, Van Nuys, North Hollywood, Reseda, Northridge, Canoga Park, Woodland Hills, Granada Hills and Sylmar.
- Northeast and East. Eagle Rock, Highland Park, Glassell Park, Lincoln Heights, El Sereno and Boyle Heights.
- South and Harbor. West Adams, Leimert Park, Watts, Harbor City, Wilmington and San Pedro.
Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, West Hollywood, Culver City, Burbank, Glendale and Pasadena are separate cities nearby. A provider who works in Los Angeles may travel to them too, so ask. The City rules described on this site stop at the city line.
Call and say where you are. We connect you with a local provider, who will tell you whether they cover it.
Questions
What people ask before they hire a cleaner
Is Maid Service Los Angeles a cleaning company?
No. Maid Service Los Angeles is a referral service, not a cleaning company. It does not employ cleaners, set prices or carry out cleaning. When you call or send the form, we connect you with an independent local cleaning provider. The price, the schedule, the work and the payment are between you and that provider, and the about page explains how it works.
What happens when I call, and does it cost anything?
The call is free and there is no obligation to hire anyone. Tell us the neighborhood, the number of bedrooms and bathrooms, the kind of cleaning and how often you want it, and we connect you with a local cleaning provider. The provider decides how to price the job.
How much does a cleaner cost in Los Angeles?
This site sets no prices. The provider gives the price for your home. The table on this page shows what two marketplaces, HomeAdvisor and TaskRabbit, publish for five kinds of job, and each service page has more of their figures. They are published figures, not quotes.
Which page should I read first?
For a regular schedule, the maid service page. For a single visit, house cleaning. For a home that has gone a long time between cleans, deep cleaning. For a rental you are leaving, move-out cleaning. For a small workplace, office cleaning.
What is the difference between a regular clean and a deep clean?
A regular clean keeps a home that is already in order: kitchen, bathrooms, dusting and floors. A deep clean removes buildup, such as the inside of the oven, mineral scale on shower glass, baseboards, window tracks and high ledges. The deep cleaning page lists what it adds.
I am moving out of a rental. Where do I start?
With the move-out cleaning page. It sets out what California’s deposit statute says about cleaning, the inspection you can ask for before you leave, and a room by room checklist.
Which parts of Los Angeles can I call about?
The whole City of Los Angeles, from San Pedro and Wilmington at the Harbor to Sylmar and Granada Hills in the San Fernando Valley, including Downtown, Koreatown, Hollywood, Silver Lake, Venice, Westwood, Sherman Oaks, Encino, Highland Park and Boyle Heights. Santa Monica, Beverly Hills, Glendale and Pasadena are separate cities nearby, so ask whether the provider travels to them.
How do I check a cleaning provider before I hire them?
Ask who employs the people who will be in your home. Ask for a certificate of liability insurance and, if the provider has employees, proof of workers’ compensation. Ask for the Business Tax Registration Certificate that the City’s Office of Finance requires of everyone doing business in Los Angeles. For an office, also verify the provider’s janitorial registration with the Labor Commissioner’s Office. We do not check these for you.
Prefer to write?
Tell us about the place
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- Free to send, with no obligation to hire anyone
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- Say what matters most and what to leave alone
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