Lawn care service agreement template
A lawn care agreement turns a handshake route into a season of predictable work: which services, how often, at what price, and what happens when it rains on mowing day. This template covers mowing and upkeep with optional add-ons like bed weeding and a fertilizer program, priced per visit or by the month. Read it below, then send it to one customer or your whole route from SignMaster.
Updated November 5, 2026 · 4 min read
The contract
Gray blanks are yours to fill in before you send. Each signer fills in the blanks in their color.
- You, before sending
- Customer
- Lawn care company
Lawn Care Service Agreement
This Lawn Care Service Agreement (the "Agreement") is between Lawn care company name (the "Company") and Customer name (the "Customer").
1. Property and season
The Company will care for the lawn at Service address for the season running from Season start date to Season end date.
2. Every visit
- Mow the lawn at a height suited to the grass type and the time of year.
- Trim around trees, beds and obstacles, and edge walks, driveways and curbs.
- Blow clippings off paved surfaces.
- Clippings will be Clippings mulched or bagged.
3. Frequency
Visits will be Visit frequency, usually on Usual service day. During drought or slow growth the Company may reduce the frequency after telling the Customer.
4. Add-on services
The Customer checks each add-on they want, at the price shown:
- Bed weeding, Bed weeding price per visit.
- Shrub trimming, Shrub trimming price per trim, Shrub trims per season times a season.
- Spring and fall cleanup, Cleanup price per cleanup.
- Fertilizer and weed control program: Treatment program, Price per application per application.
- Core aeration and overseeding once a season, Aeration price.
5. Treatments
Fertilizer, weed control and other products will be applied according to their labels by applicators who are licensed or certified where the law requires it. The Company will tell the Customer at least Treatment notice hours hours before each application, and the Customer will keep people and pets off treated areas for as long as the label directs. The Customer's notes on treatments, such as allergies, food gardens, wells or ponds: Treatment concerns.
6. Price and billing
The Company fills in one of these:
- Per visit: Price per visit for each visit made.
- Monthly: Monthly price a month for Months billed months, whatever the number of visits in a given month.
An extra visit the Customer asks for costs Extra visit price. Invoices are sent Billing timing and are due within Days to pay days.
7. Weather
If weather prevents a visit, the Company will make it on the next workable day. A per-visit Customer is charged only for visits actually made. The monthly price already allows for weather and slow growth, so it doesn't change when a visit is missed.
8. The yard
On service days the Customer will keep pets secured and clear toys, hoses, stakes and debris from the lawn, and will mark sprinkler heads, low-voltage wires, invisible fence lines and other hazards. The Company will close gates behind it and will repair damage it causes to marked or visible items. It is not responsible for damage to items that were hidden in the grass or not marked. Gate code and access notes: Gate code or access notes.
9. If a visit isn't right
If the Customer is unhappy with a visit, such as a missed strip, uneven edging or clippings left on the drive, they will tell the Company within Days to raise a concern days, and the Company will come back and put it right at no charge. Concerns raised after that are handled at the next regular visit.
10. Cancellation and renewal
Either party may cancel this Agreement by giving Cancellation notice days days' written notice. The Customer pays for service through the end of the notice period and nothing after it. Next season: Renewal for next season.
11. Insurance and general terms
The Company carries general liability insurance and will show proof on request. This Agreement is the whole agreement for the season, may be changed only in writing agreed by both parties, and is governed by the laws of the state of State. Electronic signatures count as original signatures.
Customer contact details
Phone: Customer phone Email: Customer email
I will secure pets and clear the lawn before service days, as section 8 describes.
Customer
For the Company
Opens it in SignMaster as a template you can edit and send.
A starting point, not legal advice. Have a lawyer review it for your state and situation.
On this page
Why recurring work needs a written agreement
Lawn care runs on dozens of small expectations: weekly cuts in May but every other week in August, bagged clippings, a gate code that still works. Most customers never sign anything until there's a billing dispute or a dog gets out. A one-page agreement signed at the start of the season settles the schedule, the price and the rules for the yard before any of that happens.
It also makes next season easy. You send the same agreement with new dates and prices, and your route renews in a day instead of a month of phone calls and voicemails.
What the template covers
- Every visit: mowing at the right height, trimming, edging and blowing, and whether clippings are mulched or bagged.
- Season and frequency: start and end dates, weekly or every other week, and your right to slow down in drought.
- Add-ons the customer checks: bed weeding, shrub trimming, leaf cleanups, a fertilizer and weed control program, and aeration, each with its price.
- Treatments: applied to the label by licensed applicators where required, with advance notice and a place for the customer's concerns.
- Price: per visit or a flat monthly amount, plus the price of an extra visit and when invoices go out.
- Weather: missed visits move to the next workable day, and how each pricing option handles a cut that can't be made up.
- The yard: pets, gates, toys, hoses and sprinkler heads, and who pays for damage to things nobody marked.
- Cancellation and renewal: the notice either side gives, and what happens next season.
Mistakes that cost lawn care companies customers
- Billing monthly without saying what a month buys. If the price is flat, say that it already allows for rain and dry spells, so a skipped week isn't a refund request.
- Spraying with no warning. Customers with kids, pets or a vegetable garden want to know before you treat. Put the notice in the agreement and keep to it.
- No rule for pets and gates. Write down that the customer secures pets and that your crew closes gates, so a lost dog isn't a dispute about who left it open.
- Mowing over what nobody mentioned. Ask customers to clear toys and hoses and to mark sprinkler heads and invisible fence wire.
- Rolling into next season silently. If the agreement renews, say so plainly and send next year's price before the first cut.
Pesticide licensing
Many states require a license or certification to apply pesticides, including weed control products, on other people's property for pay, and some require signs on treated lawns or notice to registered neighbors. The template says treatments are applied by licensed applicators where required, so check your state agriculture department's rules first.
How to send it with SignMaster
- 1
Open the template
Choose Use this template. It opens with the customer as the first signer and your company second.
- 2
Set your season and prices
Fill in the gray blanks: the season dates, the frequency, your per-visit or monthly price, and a price beside each add-on. Add-ons you don't offer can be left blank.
- 3
Send it to the customer
Add their name and email. On their phone they check the add-ons they want, type a gate code or access note, list any treatment concerns, and sign.
- 4
Countersign
You sign last. Both of you get the signed PDF with its certificate of completion, and the add-ons the customer chose are printed right there on it.
- 5
Build the route from the answers
On paid plans, the Responses tab lists every customer's answers to this template in one table, including add-ons and gate notes, ready to export as a CSV for your scheduling.
Renewing the whole route
At the end of winter, put last season's customers in a spreadsheet with columns named after the gray blanks, like Service address, Season start date and Price per visit, and bulk send one agreement per customer. Solo sends up to 250 rows at a time. Reminders follow up with anyone who hasn't signed, and the ones who have are already on this year's schedule.
Questions? Answers.
Should I charge per cut or a flat monthly price?
Either works. Per visit is simple and fair when the weather varies; a flat monthly price smooths the customer's bills and your cash flow. The template has both, so fill in the one you use and leave the other empty.
What happens if rain cancels a visit?
Under this template, the visit moves to the next workable day. If it can't be made up, a per-visit customer isn't charged for it, and a monthly price stays the same because it already allows for weather.
Can a customer cancel in the middle of the season?
Yes, with the written notice you set in section 10. They pay for service through the end of the notice period, and nothing after it.
Do I need a license to spray weed control?
In many states, yes, for anyone applying pesticides on someone else's property for money. Check with your state's agriculture department before you add a treatment program.