I know that many have reported problems with the maid. I am having many of the same issues except that My Sims are being charged for the maid even when he doesn't come. Everytime I go back into my saved game I am charged for the maid (I get an alert saying the maid was there while I was out), and then the money is deducted. I know that he wasn't because to test this I left dirty dishes out and old food in the fridge and it was all still there when I got back. This also happens when I travel from place to place. The maid still does come but very sporadically and not very often.
