Last Update: 09/27/2024
Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC also referred to onwards as “Company” or “we”, “us” reserves the right to make amendments to these terms and conditions for our cleaning service in Cincinnati or outside Cincinnati without giving prior notice. By requesting service from Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC, the client accepts that these terms and conditions below, and agrees to abide by them. Please carefully read these terms and conditions.
COVID-19: No customer shall book a service with Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning without fully disclosing their knowledge of Covid symptoms. As a customer of Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC, it is your responsibility to make our company aware if you experience any symptoms of, or relating to Covid. If you have recently been out of the country, feeling sick, cared for someone feeling sick, been in quarantine or planning to be in quarantine, all such and other related information must be disclosed to Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC in accordance with the health and safety laws of Center of Disease Control and Prevention. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to discontinue any service on the grounds of health and safety.
REFUNDS: In case you are not happy with your service, we will offer you a re-clean of the area(s) within a five (5)-day window from your date of service. If you are still not happy with the quality of the clean, we will refund your clean in full. Refunds can take 7-10 business days to process.
RECEIPTS AFTER CLEANING: All receipts are automatically sent once the payment is successful. If customers do not receive a receipt automatically, customers are required to make a request to Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC for the receipt to be manually generated. Please note that receipts will only be sent to the email used during booking. If the email isn’t entered correctly the receipt will not be received.
GIFT CARDS: Gift cards can be redeemed for a cleaning service but are not refundable or redeemable for cash. To use a gift card, please go to our booking page and enter your unique gift card code. Any balances remaining on gift cards can also be used on a future service.
NO TERMS OR CONTRACT: There is no term to this agreement between the client or Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC. You may cancel your recurring or one time cleaning service 72 hours prior to the scheduled booking. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC also reserves the right to cancel the service provided at any time. However, there is a cancellation fee of 50% of your total cleaning cost for canceled bookings under 72 hours prior to the booking date. Any appointments rescheduled can only be can canceled for the cancellation fee (50% of your total cleaning cost) or be rescheduled again to a suitable date.
Scheduling Hold: 24 hours PRIOR to your scheduled cleaning service, a hold will be placed on your card (for authorization) in the amount of your total balance. If your service is canceled or moved for any reason, this hold will drop off within two (2) to five (5) days. This hold is not a charge.
MOVE-OUT CLEANING: Customers who use our move-out cleaning plan agree that their homes are empty and free of clutter. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC does not remove pet odors from homes. If your home is empty and requires removal of pet odors please call a specialist. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to revert customers to a regular or deep cleaning price plan if the home is still being occupied and there are items still in the home upon our arrival. These include, but are not limited to items inside the fridge, inside the cabinets, etc. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC’s move-out cleaning is priced for homes that are empty. Since emptying cabinets and fridges take time, extra charges will be applied when these tasks are added. To use our inside cabinet or inside appliances cleaning plan, customers may leave only minimal items inside. All items must be removed.
SERVICE CHARGE: All services are billed at the current rate set-forth rate by Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC at the time of the booking. Customers may not change their booking type after the service has begun without proper notice to Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC does not offer custom price booking. A booking service may only be Standard Cleaning, Move-out Cleaning or Commercial. All services are adjusted to one of these types of services offered. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC’s cleaners are not able to make adjustments to customer’s cleaning service type during the clean. All cleaning adjustments must be made to Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC by email, text message or phone call. Changes to booking are subject to approval by Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC. If a customer wishes to add extra services, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC must be contacted by email, text or phone call. If a customer believes that Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC’s cleaners are not working efficiently enough, the customer must communicate such concerns to Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC prior to the end of the hourly service. For service where the customer is not present, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will communicate with the customer when the service is completed. If more cleaning is required, the customer will be notified. It is the customer’s responsibility to provide sufficient hours to complete the required cleaning of their property. Where insufficient hours are provided, only the priority areas of the home will be cleaned and the customer will be notified. Customers must express their concerns to the cleaners while the cleaners are still present at the home.
CLEANING APPROVALS: Customers may confirm their cleaning service satisfaction in a few ways. 1. By voice or phone. 2. By replying to our emails. 3. Through text messages. All of these ways are acceptable ways we may acknowledge a customer’s approval of the cleaning work. Once this is received, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to deny a re-clean request after the cleaning has been approved. It is the customer’s responsibility to ensure that all non-voice communication to Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC is received and acknowledged and done within 24 hours of the initial clean. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to deny complaints made more than 24 hours of the initial clean as per our policy and agreements. Customers who request to review our cleaning service but who do not show up within 10 mins of the cleaners departure time will be subject to paying for additional charges accrued while the team waits for the cleaning review. Customers will be charged for time spent waiting for a cleaning review of over 10 mins up to a maximum of 1 hr at which point the cleaning team may vacate the home.
TEAMS: Our cleaners work in teams of one, two or more depending on the size of the job. A team leader may be assigned to your home. We make every effort to keep the same team leader/team assigned to your home, but we cannot guarantee this. Several factors including illness, promotions, other clients, schedule, etc., may result in a change of cleaners on a team.
CONDUCT: Our cleaners will be respectful while in your home. They will not perform tasks outside of their jobs such as smoking, eating or drinking, watching TV, video games, helping customers with tasks outside the customer’s cleaning plan, answering the telephone or doorbell. Our job is to give you the best home cleaning experience. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC is not a grout specialist, wall specialist, tile/renovation specialist, or any type of specialist outside of general house cleaning. Therefore, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will not accept tasks outside our scope of work. Customers requiring such tasks must call a specialist.
PETS ESCAPING FROM THE HOME: Neither Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC nor its cleaners are responsible for pets that “escape” when our cleaners are entering/exiting your home. If your pet will be “roaming free” during the clean, please let us know in advance, so the cleaners can be on alert when they open doors. Our cleaners will close doors as soon as they enter and exit your home and will not leave doors open for long periods.
EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLIES: We provide our own cleaning supplies and equipment including vacuums, mops, and cleaning products. If you have a specific product you would like us to use, please call our office prior to your service date. Our service teams come with their own vacuum, but depending on the condition of a customer’s home, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC may require the customer to make a vacuum cleaner available. This is to ensure the safety of other customers, as well as our teams. Vacuum cleaners can carry danders and other materials which some customers may be allergic to. Therefore, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC may require customers to provide our teams with a working vacuum cleaner.
ARRIVAL TIME: Your scheduled cleaning time has an arrival window of +/- 1-hour. This allows our cleaners to get through traffic, and any other delays they may experience when fulfilling your request for service. Any delays beyond this will be communicated with our clients prior to service.
SCHEDULING: Scheduling changes can result in the following:
PRICE & SCHEDULE CHANGES – The price for your recurring service is based on how frequently you request a cleaning service. Below are our service category prices:
Weekly: Once a week
Bi‐Weekly: Every 2 weeks but no more than 3 weeks since the last cleaning
Monthly: Every 4 weeks but no more than 5 weeks since the last cleaning
Every Two Months (Bimonthly): Every 8 weeks but no more than 10 weeks since the last cleaning.
Rescheduling your cleaning may result in the cost of your service being Less Than, More Than or the Same As your last cleaning. Accommodations will be made for when the home is not occupied and customer may contact us to make amends.
Example 1: a Bi‐Weekly client who “skips” a cleaning, creates a four‐week interval between visits and the applicable (higher) Monthly rate will apply to the next cleaning.
Example 2: a Bi‐Weekly client who requests an additional cleaning in‐between scheduled visits would be charged the applicable (lower) “Weekly” rate for the next 2 cleanings as there will be a one‐week interval between both cleanings.
CLEANING FEE ADJUSTMENTS: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC Inc may re-evaluate service rates based on the time required to perform our services to meet the client’s needs, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC’s standards and the client’s satisfaction. Clients are required to disclose the true state of the home required for cleaning. Clients/Customers will be contacted if there are large discrepancies prior to the service being offered. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to adjust customer’s prices if the true state of the home or home size is not disclosed prior to booking a service. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC also reserves the right to adjust its prices as shown on the website before or after a customer has booked a service. All price changes do not affect previously booked services. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC constantly reviews its prices to ensure prices are in line with what the market’s current rates are. Therefore after a service has been booked Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC may review its prices and increase or decrease them. Recurring services may not be affected by price changes, however, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC may contact recurring clients to discuss large discrepancies in price changes for future work.
WORKING AT HEIGHTS: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC and its cleaners do not work at heights over 2 ladder rungs. Any cleaning that requires using a ladder more than 2 steps up will not be conducted by the cleaners. In order to ensure proper health and safety during jobs Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will decline working at heights.
We may monitor the actual cleaning time for the first two months and occasionally thereafter. We will contact you to discuss possible price or service revisions if the cleaning time differs significantly from the original price quoted prior to carrying out the service. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to include appropriate fees to client’s cleaning quote if there are discrepancies not previously listed by the customer.
THE TERMS & CONDITIONS FOR THE PAYMENT POLICY: Payment is due in full at the completion of the service.
Payment accepted are: Credit cards (American Express, Mastercard, Visa). Cash payments are not accepted by Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC. Customers willing to pay cash must contact Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC prior to your booking. No booking date shall be withheld for a customer without a credit card or payment detail in our system.
LATE CANCELLATION: Late Cancellation fee of 50% of original quote will be charged unless notification of a change has been made more than 72-hrs prior to the service date and time. All notifications must be made by calling our office or emailing/texting. Telling the cleaning team when they are in your home is not considered notification.
RESCHEDULING: A customer may reschedule a service more than 72 hours to the service appointment time. A service rescheduled can be canceled at any time for cancellation fee (50% of original quote) or rescheduled to a later date for free.
LOCKOUT/INACCESSIBILITY: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC would make every effort to accommodate its customers in the event of a lockout where our cleaners cannot gain entry to the home. Lockouts can be rescheduled to another date. For cancellations during a lockout there will be a cancellation fee (50% of original quote) for homes.
Should you at any time require a change or modification of the cleaning detail or instructions, or wish to change the cleaning schedule of frequency, a call to our office is the surest way of accomplishing this. The cleaning team is instructed to follow the instructions as they appear on their personalized work order and that is a reflection of the information agreed to. Additional requests/work given to the team at the time of cleaning that was not agreed upon by our office during the booking cannot be honored. All additional tasks must be added to your cleaning plan during your booking, or by contacting our office.
SECURITY ALARMS: If your home is equipped with a security system, please ensure that it is in the “OFF” position or inform our office of the codes and input sequence before your scheduled cleaning. Please be sure to notify our office if this code changes.
CANCELLATIONS BY Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to suspend or cancel a booking if there are problems with the access to the home, water or electricity supplies, or problems working around other contractors and /or service providers, as well as interference from any party. The client will still be held liable for up to 50% of the cost of the agreed service.
ACCIDENTS & THEFT: The client is responsible for securing – cash, jewelry and any other items of value. If you have valuables or heirlooms, etc., it would be helpful if they would be put away to avoid accidents. Regrettable and although not common, from time to time, something may be broken. Our personnel are instructed to call our office at once if ANYTHING is broken, and to leave you a note advising you of the accident.
In the event an item is damaged or broken, we reserve the option to repair or replace the item, if it was caused by our team, you must report this incident within 24 hours of service. The client must be present at the end of the cleaning. And must inspect the home before the cleaners’ departure. Any damages should be brought to our attention right away. Once the cleaners leave. The cleaner is no longer liable for any damages that may occur where we cannot verify the source of the damage.
A dollar value of “one-of-a-kind” items destroyed must be demonstrated in order that a settlement may be determined. We cannot be responsible for wall hangings attached with anything other than “real” picture hooks. No straight pins, thread, etc. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC & its cleaners will make every effort to ensure when dusting hanging frames that they do not get damaged. Customers are responsible for the use of proper hanging techniques for their home decor.
If a client suspects theft or actual theft has taken place, it is the client’s responsibility to report the incident to the Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC office. The client will lay a charge of theft, if actual theft has taken place and follow through to the point of actual prosecution. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC is indemnified against any claim.
HOLIDAYS: The only holidays observed by our company are New Years Day, July 4, Memorial Day, Labour Day, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve Day and Christmas Day. Regular cleaning will be offered all other holidays. Should your regular cleaning fall on these days, our office will contact you approximately 1 – 2 weeks prior to the holiday to reschedule your cleaning. If you wish to reschedule a cleaning that falls on another holiday throughout the year, please call the office at least 72 hours in advance to avoid a late cancellation fee.
CLUTTER: The cleaning will be far more satisfactory if the team does not have a great deal of clutter with which to contend. Desks that have a large amount of paperwork for instance may not be cleaned. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC cleaners may try to organize cluttered workspaces to the best of their abilities to ensure that the cleaning is done satisfactorily.
LAUNDRY SERVICE: Customers who request a laundry service with Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC agree that Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC shall not be responsible for damages to the washers, dryer or clothes being washed. Every customer requesting laundry service agrees that clothes in the washer may experience discolouration, shrinking, slacking, or other unexpected outcome. Therefore, it is each customer’s responsibility to provide appropriate guidance to the cleaner regarding the laundry service or cleaning of their home. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC is not liable for any damages resulting from the use of our services including laundry service.
PETS: If you have pets, our cleaners do appreciate it when they are secured and that you pick up after them. We do not clean litter boxes or urine/feces from the floor.
HEALTH & SAFETY: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning reserves the right to refuse a job on grounds of health and safety or any work outside the scope of our insurance policy.
QUALITY CONTROL: Our quality control consists of making home inspections, phone calls, and text messages. A supervisor may enter your home after our cleaning team has done their job. They may call you at home or work. We believe that inspections and client contact is the best way to help in exceeding your expectations and improve our high standards. You may also benefit from a satisfaction survey. We appreciate your feedback.
STAIN REMOVALS: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will do its best to ensure all stains are removed during cleaning. However, there are long term stains which may be difficult to remove during the required cleaning time; such as stains in the oven, walls, or other parts of the home. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will advise customers in such cases to decide what is an acceptable cleaning for that portion of the home.
BEFORE AND AFTER PHOTOS: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC takes before & after photos for cleaning jobs completed. These pictures may be used for marketing & as proof of work completed. This reduces discrepancies in expectations and helps Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC continue to monitor its cleaning work quality and integrity. The photos of before & after cleaning taken will be properties of Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC and Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will not disclose cleaning location or reveal parts of the home that may indicate the customer’s personal information. Customers who are not comfortable with pictures may express their concerns to Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC by calling or emailing our office.
WALL WASHING/WALL SPOT CLEANING: Customers who book wall washing or wall spot cleaning service with us agree that Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC shall not be responsible for any damage to the walls during cleaning. There are several factors that may lead to damage to walls during cleaning and some pre-existing conditions may already be present before the service is rendered. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC reserves the right to refuse wall service, or any other cleaning service on grounds of health & safety, or other reasons as pertaining to its ability to properly perform the job. A customer’s wall spot cleaning service may be switched to wall washing if the stains are all over the wall as opposed to spotted stains on the wall. In such a case, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will contact the customer to discuss a service alternative and or alternate date for a different service, as well as price.
HOARDING: Homes where hoarding has taken place require special attention. If the home was booked as a standard, deep or move out cleaning prior to arrival, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC shall convert the customer’s booking to our hourly rate. All such situations can only be cleaned at an hourly rate because Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC cannot know how many hours it could take. Estimates will be provided to customers ahead of the cleaning appointment.
EXTRA WORK: Please call us in advance for special requests (i.e. after construction, refrigerator cleaning, garage, extra rooms, or any extras as listed on our website) so we can schedule the time needed to complete these tasks. We will provide an over the phone estimate, however, we reserve the right to adjust the quote after the job is completed. A customer may request additional work for their homes provided the customer contacts Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC by phone/email/text prior to the service time to make the adjustments.
ITEMS WE CANNOT CLEAN/DO: We have instructed our staff to leave certain items untouched, such as items or areas containing any body fluids or secretions and litter boxes. If your pet has an accident or vomits, it will be your responsibility to clean it up. Our teams are advised to clean around these areas. Seasonal insect infestation can also be a problem and may prevent us from completely cleaning your home. If ants, termites, roaches, fleas, etc., are encountered, Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC cleaners will not clean or vacuum the area.
We will leave you a note, or call you regarding the problem. We do not clean inside curio cabinets. If you have other items you prefer we not clean or handle, please call the office and we will arrange to avoid those items. Our staff cannot climb higher than a step stool, one to two rungs on a ladder, work on the outside of your home, move furniture that contains electronics, lift any objects over 20 pounds, prepare meals, provide any pet or children-related services, or empty diaper pails.
TIPS: Tips are appreciated by your cleaning team but not required. A recommended tip is 10-25% of your total cleaning fee. Tips can be left as cash (not in the envelope) for the cleaning team.
BEHIND APPLIANCES CLEANING: Behind appliances such as ovens, fridges, washers, dryers, etc. cannot be cleaned if the appliances are not moved prior to our cleaners arriving at your home. Behind appliances will not be cleaned on a standard clean. These are only applicable to move-out cleanings. Behind furniture in homes may not be cleaned if moving the furniture would pose a risk either to our cleaners, the home owners, or the furniture. During deep cleanings, if a customer requires behind furniture cleaning, the furniture must be moved prior to our cleaners’ arrival.
Inside Ovens, Refrigerators, Cabinets, etc. Customers requesting inside oven, or inside cabinet cleaning are required to have such places empty before our cleaners arrive.
Our move-in/move-out cleaning requires that the customer’s home be empty before the cleaning service begins.
KEYS: Please make arrangements for your home to be accessible to us. Your scheduled cleaning time may change due to several factors including traffic, but we will make every effort to be at your home within an hour of your cleaning time as scheduled. Please let us know how our cleaners may access your home either using a keycode, drop box, etc. If a customer forgets to leave us a way to enter the home for cleaning, we will reschedule the cleaning for another day at the client’s convenience. Refunds are not given for cleanings where the cleaners were unable to get access to the homes. But we will gladly reschedule your cleaning.
PERSONAL INFORMATION: Calls made to or received from Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC may be recorded for quality and training purposes. Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning LLC will never share your information or call information with third-party companies or services without prior consent or unless required by provincial or federal law.
OFFICE HOURS: Our office is open Monday through Sunday 8:00am to 6:00pm. Customers may contact us and leave us a voicemail on our business phone number.
INSURED: We strive to be the most convenient way to clean your home, and thus our company carries insurance in providing our services.
SUBCONTRACTING AND THIRD PARTY SERVICES: Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning reserves the right to assign or subcontract cleaning services to third-party companies or subcontractors as needed. All subcontractors hired by Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning are required to adhere to the same standards and policies as our direct contractors, including but not limited to thorough vetting and hiring practices. Additionally, subcontractors must maintain appropriate insurance coverage, which includes general liability coverage. All subcontractors are responsible for meeting or exceeding the quality and performance standards set by Cincinnati Premier House Cleaning. By booking services with us, you agree that subcontractors may be used to complete the requested cleaning services under the same terms and conditions outlined here.