How do I cancel Quell Pest Control, and is there a cancellation fee?

What the record says about canceling Quell Pest Control

Company terms and statements first, then customers’ reports. Each links to its source; quotes are the source’s exact words.

• Company-stated cancellation fee example: $240 “for paying back the discounts” (Arizona BBB profile; the complainant cites Florida law, so the customer was likely in Florida).¹¹

  “The $324 he owes is the $240 fee for paying back the discounts he received and his August invoice of $84 that he did not pay on the 1st.”

• Company states the agreement requires a phone call to cancel.¹²

  “Note that the service agreement clearly states that you must call to close the account.”

• Standard residential plan: 12-month agreement (“This agreement is for an initial period of 12 month”), per the company.⁸

  “Note that on the agreement directly above the signature in large bold letters states "This agreement is for an initial period of 12 month".”

• After the initial term the plan continues month-to-month until canceled (company sign-up text quoted by Quell).⁸

  “This agreement includes an initial 12-month term that continues month-to-month thereafter.”

• Agreement text quoted by a customer: service continues after the agreement until the customer cancels.¹¹

  “Upon completion of this agreement treatments will continue at the same frequency until canceled by the customer.”

• Early cancellation after the initial service: the customer pays the full initial service charge, i.e. repays the start-up discount. The amount depends on the discount given; company-stated closing balances in BBB replies range from $149 through $234, $250, $254 and $260 to $299 (Texas profile), and $240 (Arizona profile).¹¹

  “If for any reason, at any time, the contract is canceled before its completion, and the initial service has been performed, customer agrees to pay the full initial service charge.”

• 3-business-day written cancellation right (agreement text quoted by a customer).¹¹

  “You, the customer, may cancel this transaction anytime prior to midnight of the third business day after the date of this transaction by giving written notice of cancellation to Quell Pest Control.”

• Typical pricing in company replies: $299 start-up (often waived or discounted for the 12-month term), then about $30–$70 per month billed monthly for quarterly service.¹³

  “The initial start up, normally $299, was waived for agreeing to the year of service.”

• Lowest company-stated closing balance found: $149 on a 12-month bi-monthly plan ($150 per service) whose $299 start-up had been discounted to $150; the company offered to waive it if service continued (Texas BBB profile, reply of 11/07/2025 to a complaint of 10/30/2025).¹³

  “There currently is a balance of $149 for closing the account.”

In customers’ words

Excerpts cited for the minimum term, fee or cancellation method, quoted exactly.

• “wouldn't cancel my account with written notification and required me to call to then be bombarded by their sales techniques”

  1 star · BBB · Arizona (Quell Pest Control LLC, Chandler profile) · September 29, 2026 · Sarah C.

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How it affects the Handshake Score

Sales and contract fairness is 15% of the Handshake Score. It starts at 10 and loses points for each item below. Quell Pest Control’s score on this factor: 4.0 out of 10.

• 12-month minimum term^{8, 13}

  Counted in the score: −1

• Early-cancellation fee $149^{8, 11, 12, 13}

  Counted in the score: −1

• Auto-renews^{8, 11, 13}

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Phone-only cancellation^{9, 11, 12}

  Counted in the score: −0.5

• Customer accounts of terms misstated at the sale (10 documented)^{8, 12, 13, 20}

  Counted in the score: −2

• Customer accounts of reps ignoring no-soliciting signs or knocking late (5 documented)^{8, 10, 12, 20}

  Counted in the score: −1

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