By: shawna

shawna — Thu, 13 May 2010 12:25:05 +0000

My husband and I recently, when I say recent a week ago moved into a building. Not even three nights later we were being bitten, come to find out a tenant directly below us that recently moved out of the building had an infestation of bed bugs. Our apartment and the apartment above ours has also become infested. This is a horror, a complete nightmare. We are fortunate to have a landlord that is hiring the best and most efficient treatment, However, this is costing us a fortune, between packing everything I mean everything into plastic contractor bags, removing of all these bags to thoroughly clean, and these cannot be removed from clean bags until after all the treatments have been done, which will take almost a month. We are living out of bags. We have closets, drawers and coats, summer and winter clothing that needs to be treated properly, which is costing us a lot of money. We also have to have certain things dry cleaned, expense!!!! We have to now cover our 2 and half year old mattress, that was not cheap, with the bed bug protector covers, which also cost a lot of money. We need to set some laws and inform tenants about their rights regarding bed bugs!!! Not to mention the emotional and psychological impact it has on people.

By: Russell

Russell — Thu, 11 Feb 2010 15:45:24 +0000

Bed bugs are a growing issue! As a state certified pest control operator, I have seen and dealt with this pest almost daily. I have seen this pest in public transportation, hospitals, assisted living, hotels, theaters, etc. This insect is considered one of the best hitch hikers in the world. When dealing with a multi family dwelling, someone had to bring them in, just like a hotel. This insect does not naturally thrive outside, and works it way in like many other nussiance pests. Holding property management responsible for their tennants is utterly irresponsible. Many rules would need to change with regards to operator / owner inspections of their respective property. Which may lead to ones right to privacy being violated. An inspection of personal belongings, bedding, etc should be inspected at least quarterly to identify possible introductions. What do you do if the tennant does not allow access for the inspection? Is their a fine or penalty? If I were a tennant at a multi family property, I would have a reasonable expectation of privacy, a general inspection of carpeting, a/c, walls, and such would be acceptable, but my bedding, and clothing, and personal belongings, forget it! Without a proper inspection, and early detection, bed bugs can get out of control. What about tennants that dont report findings in a timely manner? Most people dont realize they have a problem until it is out of control. To me, this is a common sense issue, I make money regardless of who pays for it! I just believe we should all use a little common sense before holding the wrong persons accountable!

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By: shawna

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