New York City may have an epidemic of bedbugs but that doesn’t mean a Fox News employee can sue her employer’s landlord over bedbug bites she suffered at work, a judge has ruled in a case of first impressio
New York City may have an epidemic of bedbugs but that doesn’t mean a Fox News employee can sue her employer’s landlord over bedbug bites she suffered at work, a judge has ruled in a case of first impressio
Don’t Let the Bedbugs BiteAs if you needed something else to worry about, bedbugs, those pests from the old bedtime rhyme are making a comeback
via WebMD.
“Tenants should always ask if the landlord provides pest control, or if it is the tenant’s responsibility,” advises Miami Realtor and landlord Patrick Jaimez. “Dealing with pests is never specifically the landlord’s or the renter’s responsibility. It’s all dependent on the property, the property owner and the tenant.”
via rentedspaces
In tests in real apartments, the homemade setup detected bed bugs as well, or better, than did two brands of professional exterminating equipment, Tsai said December 16 at the annual meeting of the Entomological Society of America.
The parts, including the dry ice, cost $15 and don’t require any special skills for assembly. “Everyone can do it,” she said.
via Science News.
[This is becoming a big problem for landlords across the nation]