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Ted Siefer's City Hall It was a week of spice, bed bugs, abandoned buildings, gambling

Posted on September 23, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

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THE quote-of-the-week award goes to Ward 12 Alderman Keith Hirschmann. "There are a lot of scourges, a lot of things to worry about in the city," he told members of the Administration Committee on Tuesday.

True, and city officials took aim at several of these scourges last week: spice (a.k.a. synthetic pot), abandoned buildings, bed bugs and, at least in the view of Hirschmann, poker machines.

Hirschmann launched a crusade against the devices after it was revealed earlier in the summer that a West Side pizza shop that was the target of drug bust had apparently relied on the machines for revenue far more than fresh slices.

After meeting with police officials and the city clerk, Hirschmann drew up detailed amendments to the ordinance governing "amusement devices," which he presented to the committee on Tuesday.

The amendments had two main components. One would raise the current $2,000 annual permit fee by $500, with the additional revenue going to a special account to support the investigative work required to prove a poker machine is being used for gambling. The other would require criminal background checks for permit seekers.

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The machines, in case you haven't heard, generate about $240,000 annually for the city.

It's safe to say most of the aldermen haven't been too receptive to the several ideas put forward by Hirschmann, one of the board's two Republicans, since he rejoined the board this year. But his ordinance had a good hearing, even if the committee's chairman, Alderman Joyce Craig, was skeptical.

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Bed bugs on the rise in eastern Iowa

Posted on September 23, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

DUBUQUE (KWWL) -

Bed bugs are on the rise in eastern Iowa.

The city of Dubuque's housing inspector, Bob Boge, said bed bugs are a regular problem, whereas they weren't when he started in his position some five years ago. He estimates the city now receives about 15 unique bed bug complaints per year.

Bed bugs are small insects that feed on human blood and leave itchy, red welts. They often come out to feed at night and hide during the day in the crevices of mattresses and furniture.

Boge recommends people be leery of buying used furniture at a secondhand store and that people who buy clothing at a garage sale or thrift shopput those clothes - dry - into a dryer for a full, high-heat cycle so the heat can kill any bedbugs that might be there.

Ecumenical Tower in downtown Dubuque is now bed bug-free, but that wasn't the case just one month ago.

Matthew Roddy is housing director for Catholic Charities of the Archdiocese of Dubuque, which owns and operates Ecumenical Tower, a non-profit apartment building for seniors and adults with special needs.

Each of the building's 88 apartments gets inspected twice a year for any pests or unclean living conditions, Roddy said. The most recent inspection, in August, revealed evidence of bed bugs in three units.

"This is all new to us," Roddy said. "This is the first time we've had to deal with this, as a building."

Ecumenical Tower was built more than 40 years ago.

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California Bed Bug Laws Help Renters | Sterns Chatter

Posted on September 23, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

January 7th, 2013

As many people have experienced first-hand, bed bug infestations can be a tremendous burden to deal with for homeowners and renters alike. Because of the variances in laws in different states, it is wise for renters and landlords to know what their responsibilities are when it comes to dealing with bed bugs or other insects that renters may encounter during their tenancy.

The State of California has developed a new website that spells out the rights of California renters. One of the issues that continue to plague renters is bed bug infestations. In California, renters have the right to live in a home that is fit to live in. This means that it meets the state and local building and health codes and that a home or unit be safe so as to not affect your health or safety.

It is not uncommon for landlords and tenants to disagree on who is responsible for pest problems that occur within a rental property. Battles that have ensued have resulted in new regulations being created in many different states.Problems with bed bugs, cockroaches, vermin, ants, and spiders are specifically addressed as being unacceptable for renters to live with in California.

Renters in California have responsibilities when it comes to avoiding these types of home invaders. They must keep their homes clean so that it remains unattractive to pests. In addition, if a problem exists, they are required to notify their landlord and request that an exterminator rid the rental unit of the problem creatures.

Landlords have 30 days to respond to the tenants request for help in eliminating pests. If the landlord is unresponsive or if the pest infestation is severe, California renters may use up to two months rent in a 12 month span of time to seek out their own licensed pest control professional to eradicate the home invaders.

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Arizona has new state bed bug law affecting tenants and …

Posted on September 23, 2014 by admin Click Here For Article

Arizona has a new law (SB1306) that is now going into effect regarding bed bugs which (and I am paraphrasing from the full text):

Prohibits landlords from renting units known to have current bed bug infestations. Requires landlords to provide bed bug educational materials to existing and new tenants. Prohibits tenants from moving items into the building if they are known to be infested with bed bugs. Requires tenants to notify landlords in writing or electronically of the presence of bed bugs.

Fox 10 in Phoenix notes that local commentators had mixed responses to the new law:

I think its a balanced law it puts an obligation on the tenants but it also puts an obligation on the landlord as well, says attorney Scott Clark.

But Ken Volk, an advocate for Arizona Tenants says the law has no teeth. Volk says the law doesnt say what will happen if an apartment is found to be infested with bedbugs.

it doesnt go the extra step of saying the lease is terminated, invalidated, and the landlord must return the security deposit and all the payments, says Volk.

And as always with this kind of legislation, the big question is: how will the law be enforced?

Heres one problem: Landlords cant knowingly rent out an infested unit. Most traditional spray/dust treatment protocols require units to be occupied during treatment. So how will landlords effectively treat infested units which are unoccupied if structural heat and Vikane gas fumigation are not an option?

Another problem: what will be required of landlords in terms of a unit being considered cleared:

A dog inspection? A visual inspection by a human? No bites being reported? The landlord not seeing bed bugs? Implementation of rigorous active or passive bed bug monitoring systems?

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