St. Cloud 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 (St. Cloud / Osceola County)

1. City of St. Cloud Business Tax Receipt + Certificate of Use
   Every business needing a receipt also needs a Certificate of Use; commercial locations get a new-business inspection before opening. Landlords renting property in the city need a receipt too.
   ⏰ Expires September 30; penalties after September 30
   Source: City of St. Cloud: Opening a Business (Business Tax Receipt)
2. Osceola County Business Tax Receipt (verify)
   A county receipt may also be required; the city page does not say so. Confirm with Osceola County.
   ⏰ Verify
   Source: City of St. Cloud: Opening a Business (Business Tax Receipt)