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Posted on Monday, May 23rd, 2011 at 2:08 amBugs Are
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Landlord responsible for getting rid of bugs?
I live in an apartment and lately, I have been noticing in the past few years, more and more of these weird bugs in my suite. I think they are coming from the cracks in the window panelling. Is the landlord responsible for fixing the cracks or reinsulating?
The landlord is an extremely bad one, very argumentative and doesn’t ever want to fix anything for us. I cannot be sure where the bugs are coming from but I do see them crawling in the windowsill between the screens. What should I do? Thanks.
The landlord is responsible to maintain the property such that it is safe and sanitary. That would include maintaining the doors, windows, and caulking in a way that would minimize access by bugs. However, no house is air-tight, nor should it be, so the occasional pest problem isn’t out of the norm. Your case sounds more severe.
As the tenant, You Are responsible to use reasonable care, including keeping the place clean, not leaving things (like food) sitting out that might attract the bugs, and taking reasonable steps (like the can of Raid) to deal with ordinary levels of nuisance bugs.
If your landlord will not take steps to seal the cracks and help you determine where the bugs are coming from – you have a few options:
1. Move when your lease is up.
2. Call the health inspector in your city and have them take a look.
3. Advise the landlord in writing, give him a reasonable time (10 days) to address the problem. If he doesn’t, hire Your Own contractor or exterminator and send him the bill. If he doesn’t pay it, take him to court.
If you’ve been a good tenant – and it sounds like you are if you’ve been there several years – there’s no reason for the landlord to allow you to be overrun with bugs. Nobody wins.
