If you have a formal rental where you provide cleaning (maid) services and feed them then you are really not a passive rental on a Sch E but a B&B reported on a Sch C. And if you are not taking in enough to cover expenses then (aside from raising the rent) you have either a hobby or a not for profit rental on which you cannot deduct the expenses at all. I HIGHLY recommend you seek local professional assistance to get educated on what you are and how to report it as well as the local/state requirements/rules.
