Tenant suing for bed bug issues

[Lee Warren]

I have an apartment complex in which one of my tenants has apparently gotten bed bugs. She told my office manager two months ago. As soon as she told the office mgr, the office mgr called me. I immediately called my pest control company and had them come out and treat. According to him, she has had them for years. It was one of the worst cases of bed bugs he has seen. We treated the apartment multiple times and she wasn't washing the items as directed by the licensed pest mgmt. company. Now she is suing me for $10k in small claims court for damage caused by the bed bugs including $3k in hospital bills, mental anguish, new clothes, a new bed, comforter and sheet set, etc. Her lease was up on Sept 1, and she hasn't moved. This new judge scheduled her eviction for 9am, and her small claims case for 10am on the same day. Any thoughts here?