The Bed Bug Lady in NJ

[Ingrid Nagy]

I call her the Bed Bug Lady. She's been my Sec 8 tenant for 14 yrs. Four years ago I sold a condo which she occupied. Sale required I deliver the condo vacant so after many months notice she came to court with legal aid claiming she could not find comparable housing. Luck was on my side and on the day of court a two bedroom became vacant in my other place so I moved her to that building at MY expense and fortunately saved my sale.

Delivered a beautiful apartment freshly painted with new wall to wall carpeting. Her and her grandson who she had legal custody of moved in. Then the complaints started: 1-call to Housing complaining I didn't provide heat. Investigator showed up at 4:30 am and tenant answered the door in her shorts and t-shirt. 2-leak from apartment to unit below. She refused to provide me with access and I had to wait 2 hours for the police to escort me into the apt. 3-her grown daughter addicted to drugs came looking for her mom to get money. 3 policemen showed and while attempting to restrain the daughter using mace were maced themselves. 7 more policemen showed up to haul away daughter and bring the first 3 officers to the hospital. 4-my beautiful apt trashed and infested with bed bugs.

After spending $1200 to rid the unit and two surrounding units of the full-grown vermin I learned that grandma was out of State living with her daughter and maintaining my unit FBO her 21 yr old grandson. Sec 8 investigated and upon each visit to the unit found that grandson was hanging at unit with friends. there was virtually no furniture left in the apartment and trash bags all over. Grandma was always visiting relatives out of State. Thus Sec 8 gave 2 mos notice and terminated subsidy. Grandma is 72.

So Sec 8 now threw bed bug lady back on me. With no rent coming in I filed a non-payment case. Lo and behold - at the 11th hour legal aid files a 30 page motion at 5 pm the day before Court staying my eviction and requesting to MOVE the case to the Superior Court in order to join and pursue an action of discrimination against Sec 8.

and the saga continues.....bed bug lady is back from out of state and sleeping on a plastic mattress. We are both waiting to go to Court next week to see what the Judge decides to do.............

When I thought I've seen it all.......I always encounter something new.