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Bedbugs in Apartment

About two weeks after moving in to her new apartment, my daughter discovered bedbugs and was severely bitten. That the apartment had been treated for bedbugs days before she occupied it was not revealed beforehand. The landlord had the apartment treated again, promising to pay my daughter's dry cleaning and laundering expenses. The laundering and drycleaning was a condition required by the exterminators. The drycleaning bill came to about $1000. Now the landlord refuses to reimburse for the high cleaning costs. The apartment above is also infested with bedbugs and is not being exterminated by the same landlord, thus exposing my daughter's apartment to a repeat occurrence of bugs. My daughter's apartment is the only one (of four apartments) in the building being treated, yet the bugs are not originating there. Now the landlord says he may not want to continue renting to her because of ''all this trouble.'' She wants to stay, have the cleaning bill paid as promised, and be assured there won't be an untreated ongoing bug problem in the building. What can we do?


Asked on 6/06/09, 2:00 pm

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Steven Czik CZIK LAW PLLC

Re: Bedbugs in Apartment

We have substantial experience handling these types of cases, however, we would need some more information before making a complete and proper determination. You are welcome to contact us for a free consultation.

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Answered on 6/09/09, 1:45 pm


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