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Dirk S.
  • New York City, NY
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Neighbor keeps bringing in bed bugs - and they are spreading. Do I need a lawyer?

Dirk S.
  • New York City, NY
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I have a situation in a condo building (100 units) where on the floor where I own a unit lives a hoarder who constantly brings in trash from the street and with that bed bugs into the building. Management has been slow and ineffective to address the issue and now they spread to multiple units including mine. 

The condo is bearing the cost of the cleanup for now, but my big concern is that the hoarder will keep doing this and my unit is going to be at risk long term, affecting rental/sales value.. Management has involved the condo lawyer now because she is not cooperating, and also started involving Adult Protective Services. All this will take a long time probably. Can I directly sue the hoarder (she owns her place free and clear and is current on all payments), as well as condominium, managing agent, maybe even the long term building extermination service who knew about this and failed to resolve it? Any lawyer who has direct experience with this issue please let me know.

I could join up with other affected unit owners.

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