Service Agreement Templates for Cleaning and Landscaping (2026)

What a service agreement is A service agreement is a contract between a service provider and a client that says what work will be done, for how much, on what schedule, and who is responsible when something goes wrong. For trades like cleaning and landscaping, a clear agreement protects both sides: the client knows exactly what they are paying for, and the provider gets paid on time and is not blamed for work outside the agreed scope. Cleaning and landscaping share the same skeleton but differ in a few clauses. Cleaning turns on frequency, access to the property, and supplies. Landscaping turns on the condition of plants and ground, weather, and seasonal work. Both need a clear scope, a payment term, and a liability clause. This page is general information, not legal advice. Consumer protection and licensing rules vary by country and state, so confirm your local position. ## A cleaning service agreement template ```

CLEANING SERVICE AGREEMENT Date: [date] Provider: [name, contact] Client: [name, contact] 1. SERVICES The Provider will clean [address / premises] on the following basis: [one-off / weekly / fortnightly], covering [list the rooms and tasks, for example floors, kitchen, bathrooms, dusting, bins]. 2. SCHEDULE Service days and times: [details]. The Client will give access by [keys / code / being present]. 3. SUPPLIES AND EQUIPMENT [Provider supplies all materials] OR [Client supplies specified materials]. 4. PRICE AND PAYMENT [Amount] per visit [or per month], invoiced [when], due within [for example 7 days]. Late payment: [state the term within legal limits]. 5. CANCELLATION Either party may cancel a visit with [notice]. The agreement may be ended with [notice]. 6. LIABILITY AND INSURANCE The Provider holds [public liability] insurance and will take reasonable care. The Client will flag any fragile or valuable items in advance. 7. GOVERNING LAW Law of [place]. SIGNED Provider __________ Client __________ ## A landscaping service agreement template LANDSCAPING SERVICE AGREEMENT Date: [date] Provider: [name, contact] Client: [name, contact] 1. SERVICES The Provider will carry out [describe work: mowing, pruning, planting, clearance, design and build of [feature]] at [address]. 2. SCHEDULE [One-off project with start and finish dates] OR [recurring maintenance visits, frequency]. Work may be delayed by weather, with the Provider giving notice of a new date. 3. MATERIALS AND PLANTS Plants, soil and materials are [supplied by the Provider and charged at cost plus [margin]] OR [supplied by the Client]. Plant survival depends on aftercare, so the Provider does not guarantee living plants beyond [period] unless a separate warranty is agreed. 4. PRICE AND PAYMENT [Fixed project price] OR [rate per visit]. Deposit of [amount] on booking; balance due on completion / within [days]. Variations to scope are quoted and agreed in writing before work. 5. SITE AND ACCESS The Client will provide access, water and power where needed, and point out buried services, pipes or cables. 6. WASTE Green waste is [removed by the Provider] OR [left on site]. 7. LIABILITY AND INSURANCE The Provider holds [public liability] insurance. The Client is responsible for informing the Provider of hidden hazards. 8. GOVERNING LAW Law of [place]. SIGNED Provider __________ Client __________

- No written variation rule, so extras become a surprise on the invoice.
- No payment deadline, leaving the provider chasing money.
- Promising that plants will live, when survival depends on aftercare and weather.
- Ignoring insurance and hidden hazards, so blame lands in the wrong place. ## How jurisdiction changes things Service contracts are mostly commercial, but consumer protection shapes them when the client is a household rather than a business. In the United Kingdom, consumer contracts law requires services to be carried out with reasonable care and skill, and some cancellation rights apply to contracts agreed at home or online. In the United States, state consumer and contractor licensing rules apply, and some trades need a licence. In India, services to consumers are covered by consumer protection law. Check whether your trade needs a licence or registration locally. ## Keeping service contracts organised A trade business quickly ends up with many near-identical agreements, one per client, each with its own schedule, price, and renewal. The work that outlasts the first signing is keeping them consistent, quoting variations properly, and tracking which clients are due for renewal or overdue on payment. Scattered across email and a spreadsheet, that gets missed. That is the same problem businesses face across all their contracts, which is why drafting, understanding, editing, tracking, and governing a document like this can live in one AI workspace tuned to how your company contracts and built on Claude, with transparent per-seat pricing. [Adira](https://adiralaw.com) is built around that single-workspace idea for business contracts. For a single cleaning or landscaping job, the templates above are enough; the habit worth keeping is holding every client agreement and its dates in one place.