Vacate week has a correct order, and most bond dramas trace back to doing it backwards — the pest treatment before the carpet clean that lifts it out, the flea treatment before the furniture that sheds the eggs has even left. Here is the sequence that works, every time.

The order

First, pack and remove everything — the treatment needs to reach carpets and skirtings, not boxes. Second, the general clean. Third, the carpet steam clean, if your lease or your carpets call for one. Fourth — always last among the trades — the pest control: an end-of-lease flea treatment at $149 for a vacant property, or a full general pest treatment at $289 ($339 larger homes) where the agreement requires more than fleas. Then keys, with the receipt in the same email as your exit paperwork.

Why pest goes last

A flea treatment works through residual product settling into carpet fibres — steam cleaning afterwards strips it out, which means paying twice or disputing once. And treating an occupied, furnished property for an exit clause misses the point: the obligation is a treated vacant property for the incoming tenant. Empty, clean, then treat.

The receipt is the deliverable

Agents check three things: a licensed provider’s receipt, the correct property address, and a date inside your exit window — the who-pays guide covers the responsibility side, including the pet clause that makes flea treatments standard. Rapidkil’s end-of-lease documentation is built for exactly this checklist.

Booking the last slot

Vacate weeks are scheduling puzzles, so book the pest slot as soon as the carpet cleaner is locked in — we fit end-of-lease treatments around handover dates across Regents Park and the wider Brisbane, Logan and Ipswich map, with same-week documentation. Call 0490 425 521 or request a quote online — licensed technicians, QBCC Licence 15104001.