In Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, and Circle C, the fastest way to a fine is a couch at the curb. Here's why the HOAs cite it, why the city schedule doesn't save you, what each suburb's collection actually looks like, and the simple fix — a scheduled haul straight out of the garage, from $241 for a quarter-truck.
We haul from the garage on a scheduled pickup — nothing sits out front
Upload a Photo & Get Quote →The master-planned suburbs ringing Austin — Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown's Sun City, Circle C, Leander — are governed by HOA covenants that exist to keep the streetscape uniform. Those covenants almost always restrict how long bulk items can sit visible at the curb or in the driveway. An old sofa, a broken treadmill, or a garage-load waiting for "trash day" is exactly the kind of thing they cite. First a violation notice, then a fine if it isn't gone.
What makes it feel unfair is that the notice usually arrives during a week you were already dealing with something else — a move, an estate, a builder's leftovers. Nobody stages a couch on their lawn for fun. They stage it because the collection date is the only date they were given, and the covenant is written against a timeline the collection schedule can't meet.
People assume city bulk pickup covers it. But suburban collection runs on a set schedule, not on demand — and it varies by provider across Williamson and Hays counties. If your bulk day is three weeks out, the item sits at the curb for three weeks, which is precisely the window the HOA is fining. The two systems are in direct conflict: the city says "wait for your day," the HOA says "it can't sit there." You're stuck in the middle.
And there's a second layer people miss. The program everyone has heard of isn't even yours. The City of Austin, through Austin Resource Recovery, moved residential bulk to an on-demand request system — you book a collection at austintexas.gov/service/ondemand, you get a limited number of free curbside pickups per year, each carries a volume cap, and eligibility is restricted to City of Austin residential curbside-trash customers. If your address is Round Rock or Kyle, that program is not available to you at all, no matter how many times it comes up in search results. And even for the in-city HOA neighbourhoods that can use it, it's still curbside only — which is the one thing your covenant is about.
The detail that decides your options is which side of the city line you're on. Here's the split across the metro.
Outside the City of Austin — their own collection, on set bulk days. Round Rock (78664, 78665, 78681), Cedar Park (78613), Leander (78641, 78645), Georgetown (78626, 78628, 78633, including Sun City), Pflugerville (78660), Hutto (78634), Buda (78610) and Kyle (78640) are separate municipalities running their own or contracted residential collection. Bulk comes on a scheduled day rather than on request — so the item sits at the curb until that day arrives. That waiting period is exactly the window the HOA covenant fines. Always check your own city's bulk calendar before you plan around it; it is not the Austin program and it does not behave like it.
Inside the city, but under strict architectural control. Circle C (78749, 78739) and Mueller (78723, 78722) are City of Austin addresses, so the on-demand request is available to them — but both are governed by tight HOA architectural and appearance rules, and Mueller adds a wrinkle of its own: built on the old Robert Mueller airport site as a new-urbanist community, much of it loads from rear alleys rather than a street frontage, which changes where a truck can physically reach and where an item would be visible from.
Gated communities. Around Lakeway and Bee Cave (78734, 78738), and in the gated pockets of the Hill Country west of town, the covenant question is joined by an access one: most associations require vendor check-in at the gate, sometimes with the resident notifying the guardhouse in advance. Worth mentioning when you book so the crew isn't turned around at the entrance.
Austin-area homes are built on slabs — no basements — so the garage is where a decade of stuff accumulates. When it's finally time to clear it, the instinct is to drag it all to the curb. In an HOA neighborhood that's the worst move you can make.
It also explains the shape of the job. In a city with basements, "clearing out" is a slow, invisible process behind a closed door. Here it happens in the one part of the house that faces the street, and the moment you start, the contents are on the driveway in plain view. That's why the honest unit of work in these suburbs is a truck-fill, not a piece count, and why the entire value of a scheduled haul is timing: the garage door goes up, the truck fills, the door goes down, and the street never sees it.
Priced by how much of the truck the load fills, flat, quoted from one photo of the open garage — no walkthrough, no on-site re-quote.
| Load size | Flat price |
|---|---|
| Quarter truck (2/8) | $241 |
| 3/8 truck | $338 |
| Half truck (4/8) | $431 |
| 5/8 truck | $513 |
| 3/4 truck (6/8) | $587 |
| 7/8 truck | $661 |
| Full truck (8/8) | $732 |
If it's one offending item rather than a garage, it's priced flat instead: a sofa $126, a treadmill $115, a refrigerator $164. The minimum order is $75. Carry-out from inside the garage, the drive and disposal are all inside the number, and your checkout total is confirmed before you book.
For comparison with hauling it yourself: Texas Disposal Systems publishes a 2025 gate rate near $60 per ton for municipal solid waste at its Creedmoor landfill with a two-ton minimum, and the City of Austin resident drop-off runs about $4.33 per visit-cubic-yard. Both are cheap at the gate — and both mean the load sits in your driveway between trips, which is the visibility the covenant is written about.
| Option | Cost | Speed | Effort | HOA exposure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wait for your city's bulk day (Round Rock, Cedar Park, Kyle…) | Free | Up to weeks | You drag it to the curb | High — it sits out front the whole time |
| Austin on-demand bulk request (in-city addresses only) | Free | Scheduled out | You drag it to the curb | High — curbside only, capped by volume and by collections per year |
| Donation drop-off | Free | Days | You load and drive it | None, if it goes straight from garage to vehicle |
| Self-haul to the landfill | TDS Creedmoor ~$60/ton, 2-ton minimum; city resident drop-off ~$4.33/visit-cubic-yard | Half a day+ | High | Medium — the pile stages in your driveway between trips |
| Traditional franchise hauler | On-site estimate | 1–3 days | None | Low, but you learn the price in the driveway |
| JunkRabbit garage haul | $241–$732 flat by truck fill | Same/next day | None | None — loaded from inside the garage, nothing at the curb |
Municipal and competitor figures are third-party and shown for comparison. Our prices are flat and photo-quoted, with a $75 minimum and disposal included.
The clean solution is to never put anything at the curb at all. On a scheduled pickup, a crew comes to the garage, loads everything straight from inside, and drives off — nothing ever sits out front for the HOA to see. That's how our garage cleanouts work by default across every suburb: flat truck-fill price, hauled from the garage, swept clean, usable items donated. No curb, no notice, no fine.
Two practical notes for covenant situations. First, book the window, then open the door — there's no reason to start pulling things out before the truck is confirmed, which is the mistake that turns a tidy job into a weekend-long driveway display. Second, if you already hold a violation notice with a cure date, say so when you book; same-day and next-day slots are normally open across Williamson and Hays, and getting inside the deadline is the entire point of the call.
A garage load is rarely all rubbish, and it's worth knowing what happens to the half that isn't. Usable furniture and household goods go to donation first — Goodwill Central Texas, Habitat for Humanity ReStore Austin, ARC Resale and the Austin Furniture Bank, which places household basics with families setting up a home — and we'll send a receipt on request. Metal goes to scrap: bed frames, shelving, weight sets, mower decks. Electronics route to an e-waste processor. Refrigerant appliances get their refrigerant recovered before the shell is scrapped. Only what's genuinely spent goes to a permitted disposal facility, which is also why the truck-fill price is the honest unit — you're paying for volume and a proper ending, not for someone to tip a mixed load down a service road.
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Can my HOA fine me for putting a couch at the curb?
Yes. Covenants in Round Rock, Cedar Park, Georgetown, Leander and Circle C restrict how long bulk can sit visible out front. Off-schedule set-outs draw a violation notice, then a fine if it isn't cleared by the cure date.
Does Austin's city bulk pickup cover the suburbs?
No. Austin Resource Recovery's on-demand request — a limited number of free curbside pickups a year, each volume-capped — is for City of Austin residential curbside-trash customers only. Round Rock, Cedar Park, Leander, Georgetown, Pflugerville, Hutto, Buda and Kyle run their own or contracted collection on set bulk days.
How much does an HOA-safe garage haul cost?
By truck fill: $241 quarter-load, $338, $431 half-load, $513, $587, $661, $732 full truck. Single items are flat — sofa $126, treadmill $115, refrigerator $164. $75 minimum, carry-out and disposal included.
How do I get rid of bulk without a fine?
Book a scheduled pickup and let the crew load from inside the garage. Nothing appears at the curb, so there's nothing to cite. Don't start hauling things out to the driveway before the window is confirmed.
I already have a violation notice. Can you come in time?
Usually — same-day and next-day are normally open across Williamson and Hays. Mention the cure date when you book and we'll quote the soonest window.
Which suburbs do you cover?
Round Rock (78664/78665/78681), Cedar Park (78613), Leander (78641/78645), Georgetown incl. Sun City (78626/78628/78633), Pflugerville (78660), Hutto (78634), Buda (78610), Kyle (78640), plus Circle C (78749/78739), Mueller (78723/78722) and the gated Lakeway and Bee Cave communities (78734/78738).
What happens to what you take?
Usable goods to Goodwill Central Texas, Habitat ReStore, ARC Resale or the Austin Furniture Bank with a receipt on request; metal to scrap; electronics to e-waste; refrigerant recovered before appliances are scrapped.
Is self-hauling cheaper?
Rarely, once the rental and the day are counted. TDS Creedmoor is about $60/ton with a two-ton minimum and the city resident drop-off around $4.33 per visit-cubic-yard — and the pile stages in your driveway between trips.
It's priced by how much of the truck the load fills: $241 for a quarter-load, $338, $431 for a half-load, $513, $587, $661, and $732 for a full truck. A single item is flat instead — a sofa is $126, a treadmill $115, a refrigerator $164. The minimum order is $75, and the carry-out from inside the garage, the drive and the disposal are already inside the number.
Have it hauled from inside the garage on a scheduled pickup instead of setting it at the curb. Nothing ever sits out front, so there is nothing for the HOA to photograph or cite. That's how our garage cleanouts work by default in every suburb we serve, including the gated Lakeway and Bee Cave communities where the crew checks in at the gate.
Usually yes — same-day or next-day is normally open across Williamson and Hays. Send a photo of the pile or the open garage, take the flat price, and pick the soonest window. Because we load from inside the garage rather than the curb, the item never becomes more visible while you wait for us, which matters when a cure date is running.
Round Rock (78664, 78665, 78681), Cedar Park (78613), Leander (78641, 78645), Georgetown including Sun City (78626, 78628, 78633), Pflugerville (78660), Hutto (78634), Buda (78610) and Kyle (78640), plus the in-city HOA neighbourhoods — Circle C (78749, 78739) and Mueller (78723, 78722) — and the gated Lakeway and Bee Cave communities (78734, 78738).
Anything usable is routed to donation — Goodwill Central Texas, Habitat for Humanity ReStore Austin, ARC Resale and the Austin Furniture Bank — with a receipt on request. Metal goes to scrap, electronics go to an e-waste processor rather than the landfill, and refrigerant appliances have their refrigerant recovered by a certified technician before the shell is scrapped. Only what's genuinely spent goes to disposal.
Rarely, once the trailer rental and the day are counted. Texas Disposal Systems lists a 2025 gate rate around $60 per ton for municipal solid waste at its Creedmoor landfill with a two-ton minimum, and the City of Austin resident drop-off is about $4.33 per visit-cubic-yard. Both also mean the load sits in your driveway while you make trips, which is the exact visibility the covenant is about.