--- title: "Is Romney Pest Control legit?" description: "Romney Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas and a BBB grade of F. It scores 7.9 out of 10 and ranks #57 of 164 in the West." url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-pest-control/legit" markdown_url: "https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-pest-control/legit.md" updated: "2026-11-05" site: "Handshake D2D News & Reviews" --- # Is Romney 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/romney-pest-control.md) · Is it legit? **Answer:** As of November 5, 2026, Romney Pest Control holds a current company pesticide license in Texas. Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. No resolved government actions count against it in our scoring. Its Handshake Score is 7.9 out of 10, #57 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: Commercial business license (sources [2](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv), [30](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_certified_applicator.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA current-license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026) · Number 0901230 · Expires 01/31/2027_ - **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Commercial business license (sources [2](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA current-license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026) · Number 0901231 · Expires 01/31/2027_ - **Texas** Texas Department of Agriculture: Commercial business license (sources [2](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv)) _Status: Active (listed in TDA current-license report, file dated 26 Oct 2026) · Number 0901232 · Expires 01/31/2027_ ## Better Business Bureau record - Its BBB profile shows an F grade and 5 complaints in the last three years across its BBB files. Not BBB accredited. (sources [3](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/irving/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-llc-0875-90031131), [4](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/selma/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-0825-90016994/addressId/313428), [14](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/irving/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-llc-0875-90031131/complaints), [27](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/selma/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-0825-90016994/complaints)) [Full BBB record](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-pest-control.md) ## What customers say Ratings and counts as each site showed them on the date retrieved. - **Google** 6,509 reviews across 6 western US listings, averaging 4.8 out of 5 (weighted by review count). (sources [17](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6812775258680510221), [18](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12488917160466279491), [19](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13394300983360503658), [20](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16627627192778152441), [21](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2743843065871990752), [22](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15809794042048703906)) - **Yelp** 4.0 out of 5 from 229 reviews (Yelp brand page: 6 Romney Pest Control locations). (sources [24](https://www.yelp.com/brands/romney-pest-control)) _Retrieved October 27, 2026_ - **HomeAdvisor** 4.4 out of 5 from 19 reviews (Selma, Texas). (sources [16](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.RomneyPestControl.75838302.html)) _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. - Moxie Pest Control LP v. Romney: a competitor’s copyright-infringement suit against Romney Pest Control LLC, Phenom Pest Protection LLC and Gregory Romney, filed September 29, 2016. An agreed temporary injunction was entered in June 2017; the plaintiff filed a notice of settlement on September 22, 2017, and the court entered a Final Judgment and Permanent Injunction on December 11, 2017 on the parties’ joint motion. Private suit against the pre-acquisition entity; terms not public. Resolved; not a government action or consumer class action. (sources [33](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4532024/moxie-pest-control-lp-v-romney/), [34](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22Romney+Pest+Control%22&type=r)) _December 11, 2017 · U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas (3:16-cv-02775) · Lawsuit · Not scored_ Two other records (complaint summaries and permits) are on its review page. ## Does it sell door to door? - Partial: door-to-door selling is documented, but only for part of how the company sells or only in the past. [Sales evidence](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-pest-control.md) ## How it ranks - **#57 of 164 in the West** Handshake Score 7.9 out of 10, High confidence. Strongest: licensing and compliance (10.0/10). Weakest: sales and contract fairness (6.5/10). [How we scored it](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-pest-control.md) · [Full rankings](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-west.md) ## Pest control in Texas - [#28 of 58 in Texas](https://handshakereviews.com/rankings/pest-control-texas.md): [Houston area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/houston.md), [San Antonio area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/san-antonio.md), [Fort Worth area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/fort-worth.md), [Plano area](https://handshakereviews.com/pest-control/plano.md) and 2 more ## Similar companies in Texas - [All U Need Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/all-u-need-pest-control.md) · #26 of 58 · State Score 8.0 · [Is it legit? (All U Need Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/all-u-need-pest-control/legit.md) - [Alamo Termite & Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/alamo-termite-and-pest-control.md) · #27 of 58 · State Score 7.9 · [Is it legit? (Alamo Termite & Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/alamo-termite-and-pest-control/legit.md) - [J&J Exterminating](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating.md) · #29 of 58 · State Score 7.8 · [Is it legit? (J&J Exterminating)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/j-and-j-exterminating/legit.md) - [Arrow Termite & Pest Control](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control.md) · #30 of 58 · State Score 7.7 · [Is it legit? (Arrow Termite & Pest Control)](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/arrow-termite-and-pest-control/legit.md) ## Related - [Romney Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-pest-control.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 Romney Pest Control review](https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-pest-control.md). Dates are when our researchers retrieved each page. 2. [texasagriculture.gov](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_commercial_business.csv) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026 3. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/irving/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-llc-0875-90031131) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026 4. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/selma/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-0825-90016994/addressId/313428) — Company facts · retrieved October 27, 2026 14. [bbb.org](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/irving/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-llc-0875-90031131/complaints) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 16. [homeadvisor.com](https://www.homeadvisor.com/rated.RomneyPestControl.75838302.html) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 17. [google.com](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=6812775258680510221) — Contracts and sales · retrieved October 27, 2026 18. [Google — Irving, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=12488917160466279491) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 19. [Google — Tomball, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=13394300983360503658) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 20. [Google — McKinney, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=16627627192778152441) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 21. [Google — Conroe, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=2743843065871990752) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 22. [Google — North Richland Hills, Texas](https://www.google.com/maps?cid=15809794042048703906) — google.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 24. [Yelp — Yelp brand page: 6 Romney Pest Control locations (every review shown is for the Selma or Lewisville, Texas listing)](https://www.yelp.com/brands/romney-pest-control) — yelp.com · Customer reviews · retrieved October 27, 2026 27. [BBB](https://www.bbb.org/us/tx/selma/profile/pest-control/romney-pest-control-0825-90016994/complaints) — bbb.org · BBB · retrieved October 27, 2026 30. [Texas Department of Agriculture](https://texasagriculture.gov/Portals/0/Reports/PIR/spcs_certified_applicator.csv) — texasagriculture.gov · Licensing and registrations · retrieved October 27, 2026 33. [U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas (3:16-cv-02775)](https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/4532024/moxie-pest-control-lp-v-romney/) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 34. [U.S. District Court, N.D. Texas (3:16-cv-02775)](https://www.courtlistener.com/?q=%22Romney+Pest+Control%22&type=r) — courtlistener.com · Legal and regulatory · retrieved October 27, 2026 _Markdown version of https://handshakereviews.com/companies/romney-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._