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Hi we just moved out and had the carpet cleaned and fumigation done a week later and handed our keys in after the fumigation was done. The inspection revealed the flea treatment didn’t kill the fleas. A second flea treatment was done with the explanation that the vibrations of people and animals causes the fleas to hatch and come into contact with the poison. Is this common knowledge? We were unaware that it takes two weeks of vibrations in the property to kill the cycle of fleas. Our lease states ” the tenant agrees to have the carpets professionally steam cleaned and the property professionally fumigated for fleas inside and outside by a licenced pest control company, at the end of the tenancy.”
Now they want us to pay for a third powdered fumigation which will incur possible cleaning fees. There is still no one making the required vibrations. Are we responsible for this ongoing problem?
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@Gtsarvay said:
Our lease states ” the tenant agrees to have the carpets professionally steam cleaned and the property professionally fumigated for fleas inside and outside by a licenced pest control company, at the end of the tenancy.”thanks Tanya
I assume you organized the pest control company (not the agent or owner).
Does your agreement with the pest control company say that they are going to comply with the tenancy agreement if so it’s the responsibility of the pest company to sort out their failure to do a proper job.
As far as I can see you have complied with your tenancy agreement by paying for a licensed pest company who didn’t do a proper job (assuming it was a licensed company and not one of your mates doing it on the cheap).
If the agent supplied the pest control company and you just paid you have no further liability at all
I don’t know about vibrations but the lease term states you must have the property fumigated – you have done that and therefore you have no further obligations.
You didn’t have to pay for a second fumigation, just one.
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