--- title: "Is Reliant Pest Management legit?" description: "Reliant Pest Management holds a current company pesticide license in Texas and a BBB grade of F. It scores 6.0 out of 10 and ranks #159 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/reliant-pest-management/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/reliant-pest-management/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Reliant Pest Management 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/reliant-pest-management.md) · Is it legit? · [How to cancel](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/reliant-pest-management/cancel.md) **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Reliant Pest Management holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 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, #159 of 164 in the West. It sells door to door. ## 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 license (sources [5](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · Number 0569898 · Expires 03/31/2027_ - **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial business license (sources [5](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · Number 0595398 · Expires 04/30/2027_ - **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture (TDA) Structural Pest Control Service: Commercial business license (sources [5](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Listed in TDA current-licenses report (active), file dated 26 Oct 2026 · Number 0985754 · Expires 04/30/2027_ - **Cost it points** Minor administrative penalty: TDA administrative penalty, case 00048209 (operating without a license), RELIANT PEST MANAGEMENT-AUSTIN LLC, TPCL 0595398 ($1,000, February 20, 2026) (sources [29](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_enforcement.xls)) _Counted in the score: −0.5_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years. Not BBB accredited. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/tomball/profile/pest-control/reliant-pest-management-0915-90003186), [9](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/pest-control/reliant-pest-management-0825-90106172), [28](https://www.bbb.org/search?find_country=USA&find_text=Reliant%20Pest%20Management&find_loc=TX&page=1)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/reliant-pest-management.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 3,510 reviews across 3 western US listings, averaging 4.6 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16752713833728259834), [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=4495884250653836371), [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=8604906707591618588)) - **BBB** 1.5 out of 5 from 8 reviews (BBB Heart of Texas file). (sources [12](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/austin/profile/pest-control/reliant-pest-management-0825-90106172/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. - TDA Structural Pest Control Service: ADMINISTRATIVE PENALTY of $1,000.00 against RELIANT PEST MANAGEMENT-AUSTIN LLC (License # 0595398, the Austin branch TPCL), case 00048209, violation “OPERATING WITHOUT A LICENSE”, final 02/20/2026. One case, one violation row. The report does not say which office or activity was involved. Confirmed by license number against the current commercial-business report. (sources [29](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_enforcement.xls)) _February 20, 2026 · Texas Department of Agriculture (Texas) · Enforcement · Not scored_ Two other records (complaint summaries and permits) are 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/reliant-pest-management.md) ## How it ranks - **#159 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 6.0 out of 10, High confidence. Strongest: legal and regulatory record (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (3.5/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/reliant-pest-management.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control in Texas - [#54 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Houston area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/houston.md), [Austin area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/austin.md), [Plano area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/plano.md) ## Similar companies in Texas - [Aptive Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control.md) · #52 of 58 · State Score 6.7 · [Is it legit? (Aptive Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/aptive-pest-control/legit.md) - [EcoShield Pest Solutions](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/ecoshield-pest-solutions.md) · #53 of 58 · State Score 6.7 · [Is it legit? 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[Texas Department of Agriculture (Texas)](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_enforcement.xls) — texasagriculture.gov · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/reliant-pest-management/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._