Bed Bugs Force Man Out Of Tulsa Apartment

TULSA, Oklahoma -

The city of Tulsa's Housing Authority oversees a complex where one tenant said insects have forced him out of his apartment.

The majority of tenants at Pioneer Plaza are disabled, some of them elderly and all of them on fixed incomes.

Michael Burden hasn't been able to work for a few years and lives off only about $1,000 a month. He moved into the complex and said he enjoyed living there, until bed bugs moved in.

My folks used to tell me, said when we'd go to bed, 'Goodnight, don't let the bedbugs bite,' he said.

Burdan never thought he'd really have to heed that advice.

I'd buy spray and spray my bed down every night before I'd go to bed and everything, he said.

He's lived at the apartments for close to a year and moving in was a proud moment for the disabled grandfather after relying on the Salvation Army or his family for a place to stay.

I've always supported them, I don't like them having to do for me, Burdan said. It was kind of nice having my own place again for the first time in a while.

But a few months ago, that warm fuzzy feeling turned into something different.

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Bed Bugs Force Man Out Of Tulsa Apartment