The Cleaning Authority Franchise

The Cleaning Authority Franchising SPE LLC was organized in Delaware on March 24, 2021. It became the system’s franchisor on May 14, 2021 and began offering franchises on May 17. Predecessors offered Cleaning Authority franchises from 1996; the most recent, The Cleaning Authority, LLC, operated as franchisor from September 2010 to May 2021.

The offering centers on residential cleaning, with approved non-core cleaning services. Enterprise and Hometown programs serve different household-count territories. An on-premises Key Person must own at least 10% of the business, complete initial training and carry authority over day-to-day operations.

Source: April 30, 2026 FDD, Items 1 and 15.

Initial training. The Key Person and designated owners must complete training to the franchisor’s satisfaction at least one day before opening. The usual 10-business-day program at Columbia, Maryland headquarters lists 37 classroom and 45.5 on-the-job hours covering leadership, operations, marketing, staff management and software. Duration and content may vary with experience; proficiency tests may be required.

Required initial attendees have no separate training tuition. Owners pay travel, living expenses, wages and other trainee costs. Extra requested attendees, remedial, repeat, substitute and optional training can carry fees. Purchasers of existing businesses also attend three days at a designated operating franchise, paying their expenses. Online software-training access carries its own fee.

Continuing training. Designated personnel must complete required courses, delivered in person, online or by other methods. Owners remain responsible for adequate employee training and employment decisions. Called annual conventions and regional conferences require attendance, with possible registration fees and owner-paid travel. Missing conventions can trigger non-attendance fees and, after consecutive failures, default under the agreement.

Operating assistance. Before opening, the franchisor assists with designated-vendor ordering, manual access, applicable franchisee-portal access, call-center setup and TCA IQ acquisition. Opening assistance is provided as it determines appropriate; agreed extra support can carry fees and expenses.

Ongoing resources include brand standards, the paid mandatory Local Marketing Program, call-center availability and Key Account management. Programs may change or end; Brand Fund spending need not benefit an individual franchise proportionally. Required TCA IQ carries weekly access fees. Owners fund equipment, connectivity, security, maintenance and upgrades; the franchisor’s technology-maintenance obligation is limited to TCA IQ.

Source: April 30, 2026 FDD, Items 5, 11 and 15; Agreement Sections 4.1, 4.6 and 5.1–5.8.

The Cleaning Authority may fit an owner interested in residential cleaning with documented training, operating standards, software and marketing resources. Running the business requires an on-premises Key Person with ownership, staff oversight and disciplined cost management. Territory protection is conditional and nonexclusive; reserved rights include Key Accounts, acquisitions and other channels. Evaluate fees, staffing and competition; these resources do not assure customers, revenue or profit.

Source: April 30, 2026 FDD, Items 1, 11, 12 and 15.

Our cleaning business planning guide provides questions about service scope, job costs, staffing and franchise support. Apply the comparison to the specific services and location you intend to operate.