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December 17th, 2023 by adminBedbugs – HPD – New York City
December 23rd, 2022 by adminBed bugs are small insects that feed mainly on human blood. Bed bug infestations are increasingly common in New York City. Bed bugs can enter homes by latching onto used furniture, luggage and clothing, and by traveling along connecting pipes and wiring. Left untreated, bed bugs can spread quickly.
Property owners are required to address bed bug infestations promptly. The surest strategies to keep bed bugs from spreading are prevention, early detection, and rapid treatment. To learn more, see the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)Preventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs Safelyguide.
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Tenants should report the presence of bed bugs to the property owner. If the property owner does not address the condition, file a complaint online or call 311.
When calling 311 to make a bed bug complaint, the caller may be asked by the 311 operator about whether it would be acceptable for HPD to bring a dog trained to sniff out bed bugs to participate in an inspection (note that even if requested, the dog may not accompany an Inspector). Whether or not a dog is present during an inspection, an HPD Inspector will conduct a visual inspection. Violations will be issued if the Inspector is able to visually confirm the presence of live bed bugs.
Listen to this podcast to learn more about bed bug-sniffing dogs and when HPD brings them into homes to investigate a possible bed bug infestation in this podcast.
Property Owner Requirements
The Housing Maintenance Code and Health Code both require that property owners address infestations promptly.
The surest strategies to keep bed bugs from spreading are prevention, early detection, and rapid treatment. To learn more, see the Department of Health and Mental Hygiene (DOHMH)Preventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs Safelyguide.
Bed bug infestations usually require the services of well-trained, licensed pest management professionals, also called exterminators. New York State law requires that property owners hire only pest control professionals licensed by the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation (DEC)to treat apartments for bed bugs. The pest control professional should perform an inspection to confirm the presence of bed bugs and to eliminate bed bugs, if necessary. Property owners are expected to make follow-up visits to ensure that there are no signs of a bed bug infestation.
Property owners of rental residential properties are now required to file a Bed Bug Annual Report. See the Bed Bug Annual Report Requirement section of this webpage for the additional requirements. Once the Bed Bug Annual Report has been filed, the property owner is required to either provide the filing receipt to each tenant (upon commencement of a new lease and with each lease renewal) OR post the filing receipt in a prominent location in the building. In addition, the property owner must either distribute to each tenant or post the DOHMHPreventing and Getting Rid of Bedbugs Safelyguide, which provides information on the prevention, detection, and removal of bedbugs.
Bed Bug Annual Report Requirement
Local Law 69 of 2017 requires that all multiple dwelling property owners must attempt to obtain the bed bug infestation history from the tenant or unit owner, including whether eradication measures were employed for a bedbug infestation.
Complete your Annual Bed Bug Report. Pursuant to the law, HPD will make the submitted information publicly available through HPDONLINE.
The online application will only allow validly registered property owners and managing agents of multiple dwellings to disclose bedbug infestation history. A buildings property registration must be current. If you have not registered your property, please do so by visitingProperty Registration.
Based on public feedback, HPD made a paper form available for property owners who are not able to file electronically due to lack of email or access to a computer. HPD is adopting rules that will clarify that only non-corporate owners, who generally own smaller buildings and may have less available resources for electronic submission, may submit paper reports, as well as clarifying that submission of paper bedbug reports by corporate owners will be rejected and the submission will be deemed noncompliant. Corporate owners, including corporations, LLCs, condominium corporations, cooperatives, and other corporate ownership types must use the electronic form as stated in section 27-2018.2
This adopted rule will make it easier for smaller property owners to file the required bedbug reports while ensuring that corporate property owners continue to meet the electronic filing requirements.
Property owners will be required to file annually between December 1and December 31 for the previous year from November 1 through October 31.
Property owners will be required to report the following information:
When submitting, the owner will certify that either:
Once the Bed Bug Annual Report has been filed, the property owner is required to either provide the filing receipt to each tenant (upon commencement of a new lease and with each lease renewal) OR post the filing receipt in a prominent location in the building. In addition, the property owner must either distribute to each tenant or post the DOHMH's Stop Bed Bugs Safelyguide, which provides information on the prevention, detection, and removal of bedbugs.
If you do not have access to a computer or email, you can file a report using the Bed Bug Annual Filing Form. Please follow all instructions carefully. The Form is also available in the following languages:
Please note that New York State law requires property owners to disclose bedbug infestation history dating back one year to new tenants through theBedbug Disclosure Form. For more information, visit theNYS Homes and Community Renewalwebsite.
Questions?See theBedbugs Annual Report FAQs.
Tenants should report the presence of bed bugs to the property owner. If the property owner does not address the condition, file a complaint online or call 311.
HPD provides a special service for the inspection of bedbugs: HPDs Canine Unit. The beagles are available to assist a team of Code Enforcement Inspectors who have been trained to work with them. The Canine Unit will respond to bedbug complaints where the 311 operator has confirmed that the tenant would like to have the inspection performed by a dog; although not every such complaint can be inspected by the Canine Unit. The dogs were trained at an accredited facility to alert by sitting when they detect live bedbugs or viable eggs. The findings are confirmed by visual inspection before a violation is issued.
If the HPD inspector finds bedbugs, the property owner is issued an HPD Notice of Violation (NOV) ordering that the condition be addressed. When a NOV is issued by HPD, the property owner also receives a DOHMH Order of the Commissioner. The Commissioners order provides property owners more detail on the requirements for addressing bedbugs, including:
Certification of HPD's NOV is the only required notification back to the City that the condition has been corrected as instructed. There is no response directly to the DOHMH. The HPD Certification of Correction requires a sworn statement that the above corrective actions have been taken, in compliance with the DOHMH Commissioners Order.For information about completing your certification documents for HPD, you can contact your Borough Service Center or certify online usingeCertification.
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The Bed Bugs Were the Last Straw for Us: Starbucks Workers at the NYC …
November 27th, 2022 by adminWorkers at the New York City Starbucks Reserve Roastery in the Meatpacking District have been on strike since the beginning of last week against unsafe work conditions and the multi-billion dollar corporations refusal to bargain in good faith with the union for a first contract. The striking workers note how managers at one of Starbuckss flagship stores refuse to address work conditions that are proving to be health hazards: the store had a recent outbreak of bedbugs in the break room and there has been black mold in the ice machines for months.
Two workers who spoke with Left Voice under conditions of anonymity described how management instructed them to discard any ice with mold in it and carry on, without addressing the root of the problem. When the bedbug infestation happened, workers were asked to remove their belongings from the break room, but were not told why. It was only days later that they learnt of the bed bug infestation; the fumigation and cleaning for which, workers believe, were substandard.
One worker, Laura Garza, says, I myself have gotten sick from attempting to clean the mold from the ice machine without proper training, and the bed bugs were just the last straw for us. We cannot risk bringing that home.
Workers United, the union representative of the workers, filed an OSHA complaint against the facility as well as a national Unfair Labor Practice charge with the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) over the failure to bargain and listed the Roastery and 151 other locations where Starbucks has refused to begin bargaining.
Workers at this Starbucks Reserve Roastery many of who are young, queer, women were the first Starbucks shop in NYC to unionize, winning their union election on April 1 of this year. They are one of twelve Starbucks locations to have unionized in downstate New York, and one of seven in the city. Nationally, over 250 Starbucks stores have elected to unionize. With over a 100 workers at this location, this is one of the bigger shops to have unionized nationally.
Although it has been months since they won their elections, workers at the Roastery, like other unionized stores across the country, still dont have a first contract as Starbucks refuses to bargain in good faith with workers while continuing their union-busting practices. The company is facing over 300 unfair labor practice charges, and NLRB offices around the country have issued Starbucks over 35 official complaints, citing it for coercing, threatening, and firing employees over union activities and withholding wage increases and benefits from unionizing stores. Since the wave of unionization at the coffee giant began, Starbucks has fired over 100 workers who were organizing for a union.
Although the store has over 100 workers, not everyone is out on the picket lines, with many fearing retaliation from management. At the Roastery and every other store that has unionized or is seeking a path towards unionization, management has worked overtime to maintain an air of fear, often even depriving workers of knowledge of their rights and that they have a union. But, since the strike began at Roastery, workers have been picketing outside the facility every day, forcing it to close early the last few evenings. Workers at the picket also spoke about how management was bringing in scabs from the yet-to-open Empire State Building location to work at the store.
Workers at Starbucks make hundreds of dollars worth of beverages every hour, creating value far beyond what they are compensated for. The companys massive profits are a direct product of workers labor. For striking workers, it is essential to expand, mobilize, and use this power of the shop floor to fight not just for safe conditions, but against every injustice suffered under Starbuckss management and beyond.
Sou Mi is an activist based in New York City.
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Bedbugs: Information for Tenants and Building Owners – NYC Health
November 27th, 2022 by adminThe resources on this page can help you prevent bedbug infestations and safely control them when they occur.
Bedbugs can enter homes by latching on to used furniture, luggage, clothing and by traveling along connecting pipes and wiring.
Ask your landlord or building manager to seal any cracks and crevices to prevent bedbugs and other pests from entering the home. Never take in furniture found on the street. If you think you have been around bedbugs, immediately wash and dry your clothing for at least 30 minutes on high heat, or store them in a sealed plastic bag until you can wash them
Provide tenants with information on how to identify and prevent bedbugs. Help tenants if they cannot move furniture themselves or need help getting rid of clutter.
Encourage tenants to report bedbugs as soon as they think they have a problem. If an apartment is found to have bedbugs, notify and inspect all units that are across, above and below the infested one.
Hire a pest management professional to treat for bedbugs. Give advance notice to tenants of the planned use of pesticides. Be wary of companies that make unrealistic claims about controlling infestations with just one visit. Seek a company that provides a warranty as well as a follow up visit.
Inspect your units after vacancy. Make sure vacant units are thoroughly cleaned and free of pests before a new tenant moves in.
Tenants in New York City have the right to a bedbug-free environment. Bedbugs are specifically named in the list of insects that building owners are legally required to eradicate.
New York City lists bedbugs as a Class B violation. This means they are considered hazardous. The landlord has 30 days to correct this problem. The landlord must get rid of the infestation and keep the affected units from getting infested again.
Property owners must provide tenants with a written bedbug history notice (PDF). This should disclose any bedbug infestations that have occurred in their building in the past year.
You can file a bedbug complaint online or by calling 311.
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Bedbugs – NYC Health – New York City
November 11th, 2022 by adminBedbugs are small insects that are common in New York City. Adult bedbugs have flat, brown oval bodies and are about the size of an apple seed. They are usually active at night and feed on blood in order to grow and reproduce.
Bedbugs do not cause or spread diseases, but their bites can lead to infections. Some people do not have a reaction to bites and may be unaware that bedbugs are in their home until they see them.
Bedbugs like to hide inside of mattresses, under the mattress seams, and especially in the cracks and crevices on the box springs. Other than beds, these bugs often hide in cracks in furniture, floors, walls and other areas near where people sleep or lounge.
If you spot bedbugs in a residence or public place, you can submit a bedbug complaint online or by calling 311.
Bed bug infestations can be safely controlled. You can wash clothes and, in most cases, treat furniture to get rid of bedbugs. You should only throw away furniture if there are no acceptable treatments that can rid them of bedbugs, or if advised to do so by a pest management professional.
The New York City area has more than a thousand pest control companies and thousands of licensed pest management professionals. To get rid of bedbugs, you need to be clear with companies about what you want done and monitor the service you get.
The chance of picking up bedbugs when you travel is low, but it is important to take simple precautions. Bedbugs can hitch a ride on clothing and luggage, especially in places where travelers sleep. They are rarely found in planes, trains and motor vehicles. If you have bedbugs at home and will be traveling, take precautions so you do not spread them to other places.
Bed bug data from the NYC Community Health Survey can be viewed on theEnvironmental Public Health and Sustainability Tracking Portal.
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Top 10 Worst States For Bed Bugs | Bed Bug Map Infographic [2021]
October 26th, 2022 by adminIf you have ever encountered bed bugs in your home or hotel room
You might be wondering how they got there.
They can quickly get into your luggage and travel back home with you, causing an infestation that can be a nightmare to deal with.
Every state has their problems, those of which can affect you as you travel from state to state.
So its natural to wonder
How do you know if the state youre in has a high rate of bed bug infestations?
How do I minimize the risk of encountering bed bugs?
What states have the lowest number of infestations?
In this article we will answer these questions and run through the list of the top bed bug infested states and cities.
On that note lets dive in.
Unfortunately, there have been reported bed bug cases in EVERY state in America.
Not a single state is immune to infestation.
For years now, the number of cases have been growing, with thousands of reported cases in 2019.
Though the problem isnt only affecting America.
In fact.
Bed bugs are not native to America, and they have spread to every continent nonetheless.
(except Antarctica)
Thats because they are avid hitchhikers.
Bed bugs tend to climb into peoples luggage or belongings, allowing them to quickly spread as people travel.
As transportation becomes more efficient, people are traveling more and more. This leads to bed bugs being spread faster than ever.
This is the reason bed bugs have made a major comeback in the 21st century.
That being said
Bed bugs dont discriminate. They dont care about state borders and cleanliness.
Theyre not attracted to dirt, so they can be anywhere Whether it be run down apartments or 5-star hotels.
These pests have been significantly multiplying over the past 3 decades.
In the early 20th century, bed bugs were a very common problem. But that was before we had all the pesticides that eradicated them
Or so we thought.
From about the 1950s all the way to the 1990s
There were very few cases of bed bugs in the US. The pesticides did the work, and we almost entirely forgot about the little critters.
But then they came back with a vengeance, utterly resistant to the chemicals that used to kill them, reproducing at a lightning-fast pace.
From about 2015 onwards, the number of bed bug cases have exploded.
The popular pest control company Orkin, has recently published reports on the worst states for bed bugs, as they do every year.
For 3 years in a row The number 1 Bed Bug State is.
Maryland.
Which continues to be one of the most bed bug infested states. Mostly thanks to cities like Baltimore and Washington D.C.
Indiana and Georgia originally werent in the top 10, but since 2019 infestations in these states have grown.
With Indianapolis and Atlanta holding the 9th and 10th spot, of bed bug infested cities respectively. .
Rounding out the top 5 we have Illinois and California. You can begin to see a trend here, whereas states with major cities are more infested.
(Due to population density)
To sum up here are the top 10 most bed bug infested states:
Here are the top 10 cities in the US with the most cases of bed bugs in 2020 (Source: Orkin)
To help you get a bigger picture of the spread of bed bugs across the United States
Here are some bed bug maps that are eye-opening.
Based on a bed bug infestation map published in 2016:
It shows that New York City had the most reported bed bug incidents at the time a staggering 4,490 reports.
Thats a massive difference from the figures of Chicago, San Francisco, and Los Angeles, which had 485, 446, and 403 reports, respectively.
You can see that the east coast is hit by far the hardest.
This is because the east coast is much denser than the rest of the country. There are also many popular tourist, and business travel destinations in these states.
This map also has powerful statistics about where bed bugs are found.
Here are the worst commercial areas for bed bug infestations. (2015 Survey):
For more recent insight, we also looked at a 2019 map of bed bug infestations.
Its almost as if youre looking at the same map.
And as you can see from the top 10 list above, things are not so different in 2020. The share of states being hit the hardest is consistent, the only difference is that the sheer number of cases have gone up everywhere.
You can see that some of the states have traded places, but the problem still exists everywhere.
If youre planning on moving to another city in the US or youre planning a vacation, you may not want to consider cities that have seen a jump in cases.
Here are the 10 cities with that have experienced significant growth in bed bug infestations.
For the first time, Toledo and Myrtle Beach made the top 50 list according to Orkin.
Though both Ohio and South Carolina have hard hit states for years.
As mentioned, the degree to which a state is infested has a lot to do with population density. Similar to infectious disease, bed bugs spread more when there is more person to person interaction.
Therefore, here are some of the states with the lowest numbers of bed bug infestations.
Though infestations in the above states is relatively less
Its still important to be cautious about bed bugs when traveling.
For example, If youre staying at a hotel you should properly inspect the hotel room for bed bugs before spending the night.
If you happen to encounter bed bugs anywhere across the US, be it your apartment or hotel, we can connect you with a lawyer to discuss your options.
If youve suffered bed bug bite injuries or experienced a bed bug infestation in your residence due to someone elses negligence
You may be able to file a lawsuit and potentially get financial compensation.
Keep in mind that our lawyers can only represent you on a pre-litigation basis only. That means we can only assess your situation to help you determine if you have a case.
If you do, a licensed attorney will fight for you to get compensation for your losses.
(for both your injuries and expenses)
Get in touch today for a Free Consultation. There are no fees unless you win your case.
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