Daily Archives: February 27, 2014

MONTGOMERY, AL (WSFA) -

Bed bugs continue to invade a Montgomery apartment complex and residents say they're fed up. WSFA received reports of residents at the Jefferson Davis Apartments suffering from bleeding sores on their arms and legsafter being attacked by bed bugs in their sleep. Now, tenants and the property management are speaking out about the pervasive infestation.

Harthus Barber says the tiny critters have invaded his bed and his life.

"The bed begs keep coming back. They would go away for 2-3 weeks when they would sprayand come right back. And as they came back, they would come back in droves. You would have maybe 3 or 4 bed bugs in your room and next thing you know, you have 15, 20 just crawling around and they come out at night. And that's the problem. You get attacked at night," he told WSFA.

Residents say it's a problem that's has been plaguing the downtown complex on Montgomery Street for severalyears.

"There's a lady that just left today. She's been here probably 15-20 years. And there's several people in the past 2-3 months that have been moving out on account of the bed bugs," added residentRichard Gilliland."It's a very horrible situation."

Their bites have left Barber, Gillilandand other tenants with itchy, painful sores and scars.

"You begin to feel a burning sensation and you start itching and scratching. Sometimes you scratch so hard that you will have a blister on your arm," Barber said.

"Some of the people have sores on them. I have scars on my arms where they've bit me," Gilliland added.

Several residents have even taken the property management to court over the bed bug infestation and litigation is ongoing.

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Bed bug problem plaguing downtown Montgomery apartments