Orlando Cleaning Service License Requirements (2026)

📋 Your checklist

State

1. No Florida state trade license is required for this type of work. You still need the local receipts below.
2. Business name and entity filings (Sunbiz)
   LLCs and corporations file an annual report ($138.75 for an LLC). Using a name other than your legal name? Register it as a fictitious name.
   ⏰ Annual report: May 1 ($400 late fee). Fictitious name: renew every 5 years
   Source: Florida Division of Corporations: File Annual Report · Florida Statutes §865.09 (fictitious name registration)

Local (Orlando / Orange County)

1. City of Orlando Business Tax Receipt + Certificate of Use
   Required before a business opens within city limits, including home and mobile businesses. A Certificate of Use is required with the BTR.
   ⏰ Pay by October 1; late penalties start in October, plus $250 from February 1
   Source: City of Orlando: Business Tax Receipt Information
2. City of Orlando Annual Declaration
   Emailed each April to update your business information (professionals excluded).
   ⏰ Return by June 1 or a 25% penalty is added
   Source: City of Orlando: Business Tax Receipt Information
3. Orange County Business Tax Receipt
   Get the City of Orlando receipt first, then the county receipt.
   ⏰ Valid through September 30; delinquent October 1
   Source: Orange County Tax Collector: Business Taxes