Residential Cleaning

The Cleaning Authority

Columbia, MD · Founded 1996 · CALT

The Cleaning Authority offers franchises for the establishment and operation of residential home cleaning businesses, with services including interior residential cleaning (core services) and optional carpet cleaning, window cleaning, furniture cleaning, light commercial cleaning, and other cleaning services (non-core services).

2026 Franchise 500
#173
244
units (2025)
3.4%
year over year

Units by Year

212
2021
221
2022
224
2023
236
2024
244
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$76,600 – $147,100
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$10,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
10%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
Yes
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

6% of Gross Revenue (tiered: 5% above $600,000 for Enterprise Markets; 4% above $1,300,000 for Enterprise Markets)

Leadership

  • Jason (“Jay”) Caiafa

    Chief Executive Officer

  • Josh Greear

    Chief Financial Officer and Treasurer

  • Ryan Bowes

    Chief Growth and Transformation Officer

  • Julie Bernard

    Interim Chief Marketing Officer

  • Farah Bhayani

    Chief Legal Officer, Vice President, and Secretary

  • Jason Seeby

    Chief Information Officer

  • Jordan Wilson

    Chief Development Officer

  • Thomas Swift, Jr.

    Chief Executive Officer; Executive Vice President

  • Scott Benson

    Interim Brand Lead

  • David Montanez

    Vice President of Franchise Development

On File

FDD years
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Franchisee records
220
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
15
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
29 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

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