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Buy a The Cleaning Authority Franchise

The Cleaning Authority is a residential house-cleaning franchise that has served homeowners across the United States and Canada since 1977. The brand provides recurring maid service alongside one-time deep cleans, move-in/move-out cleaning and apartment cleaning, built around a repeat customer base whose homes are typically cleaned every two weeks.

Operations run on the company’s proprietary Detail-Clean Rotation System, which deep-cleans rooms on a rotating schedule, paired with a commitment to environmentally responsible cleaning products. Crews work scheduled Monday-to-Friday hours, and each owner is assigned a protected territory. A national call centre, in-house marketing and the TCA IQ tracking platform handle customer-facing and back-office functions, supporting a model that can grow toward semi-absentee ownership.

The Cleaning Authority is part of Authority Brands, one of the larger home-services franchising groups, whose portfolio includes ASP, Benjamin Franklin Plumbing, Mister Sparky and Homewatch CareGivers. The network spans more than 240 owners across North America.

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Why buy a The Cleaning Authority Franchise?

Residential cleaning is a repeat-purchase, essential-service category, and buying a The Cleaning Authority franchise gives an owner an established system in a market with steady, recession-resistant demand. The recurring nature of bi-weekly cleaning plans builds a predictable revenue base rather than relying on one-off jobs, and the brand handles most lead generation through its in-house marketing team, letting owners concentrate on operations and staff.

Ownership leans operations- and people-led rather than hands-on cleaning. The model is built to scale toward semi-absentee management, supported by a national call centre, proprietary TCA IQ tracking and the backing of Authority Brands’ multi-brand support infrastructure. The brand also runs a dedicated transition team for buyers acquiring an existing franchise, which is directly relevant to anyone evaluating a resale.

The Cleaning Authority Franchise Costs & Information

Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

  • Brand Profile

    • Year Founded

      1977

    • Franchising Since

      1995

    • New Startup Cost

      $76,600 – $147,100

    • Avg. Resale Price

      Contact us for details

  • Franchise Fees

    • Initial franchise Fee

      $20,000

      for new territories

    • Transfer Fee

      $10,000

      plus broker fees if applicable

    • Royalty Fee

      4–6%

      of Gross Revenue

    • Marketing Fee

      1%

      of Gross Revenue or $200/week max

  • Unit Performance

    • Total Units *

      244

    • New Units Opened *

      13

    • Units Transferred *

      7

    • Avg. Unit revenue *

      $1,468,011

    * Based on 2025 data reported in the 2026 FDD

The Cleaning Authority – Additional  Information

  1. Training & Support

    Initial training runs over 10 business days at the company's Maryland headquarters, combining classroom and on-the-job instruction in software, marketing, customer acquisition, staff management and leadership, led by instructors averaging around 13 years of industry experience. Ongoing support includes a national call centre, the proprietary TCA IQ platform for performance tracking, HR and customer-retention tools, and annual conferences. A dedicated transition team assists owners acquiring existing locations. Resale buyers should confirm what onboarding and TCA IQ access the franchisor provides to incoming owners and inherited staff.

  2. Ideal Owner

    The model suits an operations- and people-focused owner rather than someone who wants to clean. Day-to-day success rests on recruiting, training and retaining reliable cleaning crews, managing schedules and keeping customers satisfied, so organisational discipline and comfort managing staff matter more than cleaning-industry experience. Owners who are process-driven, locally engaged and able to hold service quality consistent across crews tend to fit well. Because the systems support semi-absentee management, the brand can suit both hands-on operators and those building toward a manager-run business.

  3. Recognition & Awards

    The Cleaning Authority is ranked annually in Entrepreneur's Franchise 500, most recently #173 in 2026 and #146 in 2025, with appearances in earlier years. The brand is also recognised for its environmentally responsible cleaning practices and benefits from the credibility of parent company Authority Brands, a large multi-brand home-services franchisor. For resale buyers, brand-level recognition should be weighed alongside the reputation of the specific territory, including local reviews, customer retention and referral strength.

  4. Industry / Market

    The US house-cleaning services market was valued at about $18 billion in 2024 and is projected to grow at roughly a 5% annual rate into the early 2030s. Demand is supported by dual-income households, busy schedules and an aging population that values outsourcing home upkeep, giving the category steady, repeat-purchase volume that holds up across economic cycles. Because cleaning is a recurring need rather than a discretionary one-off, established residential units tend to carry predictable revenue, making customer-retention strength a key factor for resale buyers to assess.

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