Articles for landlords, other types of housing managers, and short-term-rental managers.
Mental Health Effects of Bed Bugs Editor’s Note: Due to the stigma and mental health effects of bed bugs, the real names of those in this article affected by bed bugs have been changed. However their stories and locations are real. As a pest management professional or landlord, you’ve seen the horrific physical results of …
Bed Bug Addendum for Landlords A bed bug addendum is like a map. It outlines everything that needs to happen if bed bugs occur. The best part? It’s a map for BOTH landlords and residents. And, it sets expectations for both parties, before the lease is signed. It’s another document either signed with the lease, …
Reasonable Habitability: What Landlords and Pest Management Professionals Need to Know If you’re a landlord, knowing what reasonable habitability is important so you don’t end up in a lawsuit over things like bed bugs. And if you’re a pest management professional, it’s good to know this landlord-tenant law in order to serve your multi-family housing …
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The Craziest and Most Expensive Bed Bug Lawsuits We’ve Found The trials you face dealing with bed bugs are nowhere near the challenges you could face when bed bugs take …
If a Renter or Resident Gets Bed Bugs, You’re “Itching” For a Lawsuit. Here’s How to Avoid Bed Bug Lawsuits! As a landlord or vacation rental manager, one of your most important duties is ensuring that your tenants are safe and comfortable in their homes. Happy tenants are likely to stay in their homes longer …
Bed Bug Laws by State What pest management professionals, landlords, vacation rental managers, and hoteliers need to know about bed bug laws. Whether you’re a pest management professional or a property owner/manager, you know bed bugs can be a big problem in multi-unit rentals like apartment complexes, duplexes, and hotels. Besides the obvious problem of …
Why Are Bed Bugs So Hard to Get Rid of In Apartments and other Multi-Family Housing? Bed bugs got their first taste of human blood about 100,000 years ago, and they’ve been hooked ever since. There are stories of different civilizations dealing with bed bugs since the beginning of time: From the cleansing rituals of …
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4 Reasons Your Tenants Aren’t Telling You They Have Bed Bugs “The toilet handle is too wobbly. The shower isn’t staying warm long enough. And oh yeah, I turned the heat off while I was gone for winter break and now there’s water everywhere.” Residents love to tell us what’s going wrong with their apartment. …
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How Do Your Residents Get Bed Bugs? You vetted your residents: their past rental history is great, their unit is clean, and they pay on time. Yet somehow you still got the dreaded call: “I think we have bed bugs.” They’re waking up with itchy red bumps, and you’re just hoping the neighboring units don’t …
Who is Responsible for bed bugs? The Landlord or the Tenant? Answer: both the landlord and tenant are responsible for bed bugs. The tenant-landlord relationship in regards to bed bugs is an itchy one. Landlords are frustrated because it is an expensive and hassle-filled ordeal, and ultimately, in most cases, a tenant caused the problem. …
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