--- title: "Is Kindred Pest Control legit?" description: "Kindred Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas and a BBB grade of C. It scores 6.0 out of 10 and ranks #158 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Kindred Pest Control legit? By [Uri Mittelman](https://handshakereviews.com/authors/uri-mittelman.md), Editor · Research and verification: Handshake Research Desk · Updated November 5, 2026 [Review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control/cancel.md) **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Kindred Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. Its company-wide BBB profile shows a C grade and 32 complaints in the last three years. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 6.0 out of 10, #158 of 164 in the West. ## Licenses Company pesticide licenses in each state where it has a location, with the status the issuing agency showed on the date retrieved. - **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial Business (sources [27](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Current (listed in TDA’s report of active licenses) · Number 0732771 · Expires March 31, 2027_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its company-wide BBB profile shows a C grade and 32 complaints in the last three years. Not BBB accredited. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234), [7](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234/more-info), [14](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234/complaints), [24](https://www.bbb.org/us/mi/wixom/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0372-90069493/addressId/265375)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 11,241 reviews across 1 western US listing, averaging 4.8 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [15](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12258212606551355064)) - **Yelp** 2.69 out of 5 from 294 reviews (Houston, Texas). (sources [17](https://www.yelp.com/biz/kindred-pest-control-houston-2), [18](https://local.yahoo.com/info-197745918-kindred-pest-control-houston)) _Retrieved October 27, 2026_ - **BBB** 1.44 out of 5 from 36 reviews (company-wide). (sources [19](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234/customer-reviews)) _Retrieved October 27, 2026_ Review excerpts and the themes customers raise are on the company’s review page. ## Legal and regulatory record Only resolved government actions count toward the score. Pending lawsuits, private suits and allegations are listed as such; they are allegations, not findings. - Romero v. Elon, LLC, No. 4:22-cv-02434 (S.D. Tex.): a Fair Labor Standards Act collective action by pest-control technicians against Elon, LLC d/b/a Kindred Pest Control and Levi Leatham, alleging piece-rate pay without overtime. Dozens of workers filed consents to join. After mediation the parties settled and the court dismissed the case on 12/15/2023. Private wage-and-hour case (Workplace factor, not legal and regulatory record); terms not public. (sources [29](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63892693/romero-v-elon-llc/), [30](https://www.courtlistener.com/?type=r&q=%22Kindred+Pest+Control%22), [31](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1881618/gov.uscourts.txsd.1881618.1.0.pdf)) _July 22, 2022 · US District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston) · Lawsuit · Not scored_ One other record (complaint summaries and permits) is on its review page. ## Does it sell door to door? - Yes: the research record documents the company selling door to door. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control.md) ## How it ranks - **#158 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 6.0 out of 10, High confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (5.0/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control in Texas - [#46 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Houston area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/houston.md) ## Similar companies in Texas - [Orkin](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin.md) · #44 of 58 · State Score 7.2 · [Is it legit? (Orkin)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/orkin/legit.md) - [Polaris Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control.md) · #45 of 58 · State Score 7.2 · [Is it legit? (Polaris Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/polaris-pest-control/legit.md) - [Insight Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/insight-pest-solutions.md) · #47 of 58 · State Score 7.1 · [Is it legit? (Insight Pest Solutions)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/insight-pest-solutions/legit.md) - [White Knight Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/white-knight-pest-control.md) · #48 of 58 · State Score 7.0 · [Is it legit? (White Knight Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/white-knight-pest-control/legit.md) ## Related - [Kindred Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control.md) - [How to cancel Kindred Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control/cancel.md) - [Rankings by state](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) - [How we review companies](https://handshakereviews.com/how-we-review.md) ## Sources Numbered as in the full source list of [the Kindred Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026 7. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234/more-info) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 14. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 15. [Google — Houston, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12258212606551355064) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 17. [Yelp — Houston, Texas](https://www.yelp.com/biz/kindred-pest-control-houston-2) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 18. [Yelp — Houston, Texas](https://local.yahoo.com/info-197745918-kindred-pest-control-houston) — local.yahoo.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 19. [BBB — company-wide (Houston HQ profile; HQ and corporate-owned locations incl. Wixom, Michigan since 3/9/2026)](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/houston/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0915-90054234/customer-reviews) — bbb.org · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 24. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/mi/wixom/profile/pest-control/kindred-pest-control-0372-90069493/addressId/265375) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026 27. [Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA), Structural Pest Control Service](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 29. [US District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston)](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/63892693/romero-v-elon-llc/) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 30. [US District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston)](https://www.courtlistener.com/?type=r&q=%22Kindred+Pest+Control%22) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 31. [US District Court, Southern District of Texas (Houston)](https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.txsd.1881618/gov.uscourts.txsd.1881618.1.0.pdf) — storage.courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/kindred-pest-control/legit. Every page on this site has one: add `.md` to the path or request it with `Accept: text/markdown`. Site guide for agents: https://handshakereviews.com/llms.txt._