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California Landlord-Tenant Law is Crawling with New Statutes About Bed Bugs – Lexology (registration)

Posted on March 2, 2017 by pcenet Click Here For Article

Although bed bugs are small and do not transmit diseases, they can cause giant problems. Their bites can cause severe allergic reactions and secondary skin infections and their presence can lead to significant economic consequences, as well as mental health problems for people residing in infested places.

Multi-unit apartment buildings provide particularly fertile environments for bedbugs, as new tenants may bring new bed bugs and infestations may easily spread to adjacent units. The California legislature has not taken the bed bug problems lying down. It recently imposed statutory duties regarding bed bugs on both landlords and tenants.

New Laws with Bite The legislature amended the California Civil Code to protect tenants who complain about bed bugs. New subsection 1942.5(a)(1), effective on January 1st, 2017, forbids landlords from raising rents, reducing services, or otherwise retaliating against a tenant who notifies or complains to the landlord about a suspected bed bug infestation. This amendment merely clarifies that longstanding laws protecting tenants from retaliation for making habitability complaints include complaints about bed bugs.

California Civil Code sections 1954.600 et seq., which also went into effect on January 1st, impose new duties on both landlords and tenants. Section 1954.602 provides that a vacant unit that a landlord knows to be currently infested with bed bugs may not be shown, rented, or leased. The statute does not impose a duty on landlords to inspect their properties for bed bugs. However, if the landlord has notice of suspected or actual infestation or if infestation is evident on visual inspection, the landlord is presumed to know about the infestation.

New Civil Code section 1954.603 provides that commencing on July 1, 2017, landlords must notify new tenants in at least 10-point font of the following: "General information about bed bug identification, behavior and biology, the importance of cooperation for prevention and treatment, and the importance of and for prompt written reporting of suspected infestations to the landlord." The statute provides the language necessary to comply with the notice requirements. Landlords are also required to notify new tenants about the "procedure to report suspected infestations to the landlord." The notifications required in this statute must be provided to all tenants by January 1, 2018.

Section 1954.604 requires tenants to cooperate with pest control operators who seek to enter their units to inspect units for bed bugs.

Finally, section 1954.605 directs landlords to furnish a copy of a pest control operators report to tenants whose units were inspected for bed bugs. The report must be provided to the tenants within two business days of receipt of the pest control operators findings. If the pest control operator finds bed bug infestations in common areas such as building hallways, shared laundry rooms and staircases, elevators, and designated garbage areas, notice must be provided to all tenants.

Wallet Infestation Bed bug infestations may inflict landlords with painful figurative bites. Even before the new California statutes took effect, lessors who ignored bed bug infestations were sued in individual actions and multi-party lawsuits for negligence, constructive eviction, breach of warranty of habitability, negligent infliction of emotional distress, breach of the covenant of quiet enjoyment, nuisance, and other causes of action. In some circumstances, landlords who lost these lawsuits had to pay the tenants attorneys fees. For instance, in the recent case of Hjelm v. Prometheus Real Estate Group, Inc., 3 Cal.App.5th 1155 (Cal. Ct. App. 2016), the California Court of Appeal affirmed an award against a lessor of $326,475 in attorneys fees on a $72,000 judgment.

Counsel Concerning Critters One obvious suggestion for avoiding lawsuits over bed bug infestations: Dont let the bed bugs bite. Landlords might save money in the long-term by hiring pest control operators in the short-term to regularly inspect tenant units. These regular appointments may head off infestations. Furthermore, they may make the exterminator, rather than the landlord, liable in a tenants negligence action stemming from bed bug infestations.

Of course, landlords must follow the dictates of the law. They may not retaliate against tenants who complain about bed bugs, rent out infested property, or fail to disclose bed bug problems to affected tenants. Even if there is no infestation, landlords must provide new tenants notice about bed bugs beginning on July 1, 2017 and must do the same for all tenants beginning on January 1, 2018.

The new statute requiring tenants to provide necessary access to pest control operators should provide landlords with legal recourse against tenants who refuse to cooperate.

Bed bugs infestations can make landlords want to hide under their covers. But both landlords and tenants will sleep easier if they understand the laws concerning bed bugs.

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Northern Plaza residents report infestation of bed bugs, mice – Valley Breeze

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

2/28/2017

Northern Plaza resident Irving Ortiz shows a pile of bed bugs from the laundry room at the housing complex. Ortiz is pleading for help addressing continued problems with bugs and mice in the building. (Breeze photo by Ethan Shorey)

PAWTUCKET Keeping bugs and rodents out of Apartment 510 at the Northern Plaza is about as futile as bailing water from a sinking boat, says resident Irving Ortiz.

The single father of three children says hes been frustrated in his ongoing efforts to get the facilities management to do something about the never-ending parade of mice and bed bugs that invade his familys living space.

Ortizs kids all said theyve been bitten repeatedly by bed bugs and they often chase and kill mice.

Its disgusting, Ortiz told The Valley Breeze. Its not right.

Ortiz recounts recently using his sandal to bat a mouse down his fifth-floor hallway. No one in a modern American housing facility, including this Section 8 housing complex, should have to live in these conditions, he says.

A tour of Ortizs apartment and building revealed many dead bed bugs and extensive evidence of mice. Another resident and a city employee both confirmed the problems.

Ortiz produced pictures from the buildings laundry room showing piles of dead bed bugs. He said the bugs get into laundry and are then left behind when the load is finished.

City officials this week said they have a reactionary role when it comes to inspecting the Northern Plaza at 301 Main St. When someone calls with a complaint, building officials go to inspect their particular apartment to look for evidence, said Lauren Greene, communications and constituent affairs officer for Mayor Donald Grebien.

Greene said that Pawtucket code inspectors responded to complaints of mice and cockroaches at the Northern Plaza as recently as Nov. 1 of last year. But, inspectors found no evidence to back up the complaint.

The city also responded to mice complaints in November of 2015. At that time, inspectors did find rodent evidence and issued a second notice after a return visit found problems persisting, said Greene. The next visit after the second notice found that the problems had been addressed, she said.

Ortiz and another resident, who declined to give his name, said that spraying for bugs was once a common practice in the Northern Plaza, but both said they were told by a building manager that it no longer happens because its too expensive.

The owner of the building is listed as Northern Plaza Associates, care of Rhode Island Housing. Building management could not be reached.

A representative from Rhode Island Housing said after being informed of the issue this week that action would be taken. Dotty Valentini said no one from Northern Plaza has called her office about bugs or mice. She said the building manager is responsible to do so if residents complain. Routine examinations are regularly done and several exterminations are carried out if a problem is discovered, she said.

We check for everything, she said.

Emily Martineau, spokeswoman for Rhode Island Housing, said that the agency has an oversight role at the Northern Plaza as a lender and distributor of vouchers through the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, but does not own the property.

Martineau said inspections have been done at the facility, including several last year, and no evidence of mice or bed bugs was found. The same was true during routine on-site monitoring in December, she said.

The Northern Plaza, an affordable housing high-rise, has about 100 apartments. Ortiz said his total rent is $1,300, but because hes disabled with a bad back, he pays $362 a month.

Despite making numerous calls to management over the past few months, he said the problems have persisted.

Ortiz, who is looking for another home that works for his family, said he does his best to maintain an immaculate apartment and stay on top of the mice and bug problems. He says he worries about diseases caused by bugs and rodents.

Im a clean freak, he said.

Ortiz showed the The Breeze at least 20 holes created by mice to get in through the walls. He said a woman in another apartment mentioned having mice but told him, they dont really bother me.

How dirty is that? he said.

Any residents who see an issue with rodents or bugs at the Northern Plaza Apartments is invited to call Pawtucket building inspectors at 401-728-0500 ext. 249.

One of the mice Ortiz killed in his hallway.

A bed bug on Ortizs wall.

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Students return to DC elementary school after bed bugs, rat infestation cleaned up – WJLA

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

WASHINGTON (ABC7)

It was back to class at their home school for hundreds of students at Savoy Elementary in Southeast Washington on Monday morning.

The school was closed for three weeks to get rid of rats and bed bugs that were plaguing the facility.

The problem started in the fall and persisted into the winter. Earlier this month the school was shut down and students were transferred to Ferebee Hope Elementary School for class. During that time the school was cleaned from top to bottom, a new front lobby floor was put in and all soft materials such as blankets and carpets were replaced. They also located and repaired vulnerable spots in the school where rats could get in.

One of the challenges that we face right now is that we want to make sure that our families, teachers and students feel comfortable, said Deputy Chief of School Eugene Pinkard.

Pinkard was on hand to welcome back students and parents and to give the media a tour of the cleaned up facility. Some parents were anxious to have their students return.

Mother Pauline Richardson told ABC7, I hope they got the bed bug situation under control. Hopefully this is a fresh start.

Both the Department of Health and Department of General Services inspected the facility and say it is safe for students and teachers to return.

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Tropical Bed Bugs Returning to the United States – Military Technologies

Posted on March 1, 2017 by Pest Controller Click Here For Article

Phoenix, AZ (SBWIRE) 02/24/2017 Bill Trott, from Bills Pest & Termite Control, is warning customers in his service area about tropical bed bugs. These bugs tend to harbor in warm, humid areas. After a 60 year hiatus, there has been a confirmed tropical bed bug sighting in Florida.

Travelers are at an increased risk for spreading these bugs to other parts of the country.

Bill Trott reports, Tropical Bed Bugs were the dominate species in Asia, Africa, and South America while common bed bugs were found throughout the U.S. It takes an experienced bed bug exterminator to detect the subtle differences in these public health menaces.

The last time tropical bed bugs were seen in this country was in the early 1940s. Scientists have discovered what they believe to be the reemergence of the once plaguing pest.

The first case was in a home in Brevard County. The homeowners called the University of Florida Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences to research their findings. While this is only the first sighting, researchers believe this is not an isolated incident.

Many people travel to Florida each year for vacation. Even those from Phoenix make their way to see that famous mouse and the tranquil beaches. However, a vacation this year could leave travelers bringing home more than memories.

The conditions are right in this Southern state to help spread this tropical bed bug. People are traveling and could be moving these bugs from state to state.

The tropical bed bug, like their cousins, feed on human blood. A bite from either species can cause itchy, rash-like reactions along with psychological distress.

State officials in Florida are urging homeowners to report any bed bug sightings that fit the criteria for this tropical bug. They are urging customers to send their bugs to the University of Florida in Gainesville for further identification.

Though these bugs have not been spotted in Arizona, it is just a matter of time before they could arrive.

As a pest control specialist, Mr. Trott wants customers to know that to reduce the risk of an infestation, they should reduce the clutter in their home. If they see any bed bugs at all, they should have them treated and evaluated by an expert.

About Bills Pest Termite Control Bill Trott is the owner of this family owned pest control company. They offer free termite inspections and can help with all pest control needs.

They urge customers to call about bed bug problems. These are not do-it-yourself projects. When dealing with bed bugs, it requires professional intervention.

Contact: Bill Trott Company: Bills Pest Termite Control Address: 24820 North 16th Avenue Suite 130, Phoenix, AZ 85085 Phone: 602-308-4510 Email: tustep@aol.com Website: http://billstermiteco.com/

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