I’ve got bees! Is this on me or tenant ?

[Beau Pearson]

I have a pretty solid size bee hive on a palm tree out front of my rental. I do have an amendment the tenants signed that pest control is on them. However I do feel like crappy if it ends up costing them money. It wasn’t a result of them being dirty or anything. Thoughts?

[John Chapman]

Cover it yourself and make sure it's taken care of correctly.  Honestly, while all of my leases say pest control is on the tenants, I generally take care of the issues anyway.  I cannot tell you how many times I've had it where I wished I had just handled the problem myself and paid the $75 as opposed to letting the knuckleheads handle it themselves.  Year ago, I got a house back and it was so infested with roaches, it took weeks of treatment, delayed showings, and resulted in a fried control board on the stove.   I'd have taken care of it myself if I had known.  Penny wise and pound foolish and all that.