All Forum Posts by: Steve Balinski

@Steve Balinski. I had a major indoor fly problem one time and I finally discovered that the source was the garbage disposal that had old food it in but had not been run in a while. Doesn’t sound like the case in your situation, but maybe worth investigating if there is a disposal. I got rid of them by spraying raid on them at the windows, and of course running and cleaning the disposal. Maybe try some different indoor traps? For outdoor I’ve had great luck with Captivator traps.

I do have a disposal, but no flies in the kitchen. My disposal is very clean

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Originally posted by @Adam Martin:

I’d say the most important thing is finding the source. We had a ton of small flies in our house and found a bag of potatoes made their way to the back of the pantry and were the source once we removed then problem went away. Until then I have posted a link to a possible solution. I don’t know how practical it is to shoot them one at a time with a salt gun but I feel I could stay busy for a while. If you have kids that’s a bonus especially if you offer some kind of bounty

https://www.amazon.com/Bug-A-S...

honestly, im not sure there always is a source, the more and more I learn. A fly or two gets in the house, lays eggs, and thats the start of the cycle. I've had several people inspect the attic, I have someone coming today to scope the drain lines, but my and my neighbors drain lines are separate, wouldn't make sense if BOTH our drain lines cracked on the same week after 30 years..

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Originally posted by @Sharondalyn Botley:

Hi,

I just recently had the same problem and I just sprayed them and the window seals with Raid bug spray and that seemed to work. Although it’s not a permanent solution it works. Haven’t had flies in weeks.

I actually tried this, but unfortunately the smell from the basement is now getting recirculated through the house...curious to see how well it works though. They have to be laying eggs somewhere, I have a feeling its on the windowsills

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Anyone ever deal with a fly problem?
I have a duplex, about 2+ weeks ago both of our units started getting flies. My unit has about 10-15 a day, the other unit has about 30+
I had Orkin come over, they didnt see anything specific that indicated where the problem was coming from. Both attics are pretty "clean", except there is evidence of a squirrel (crap) in my tenants attic, BUT no smell of anything dead, AND no swarms of flies in the attics. At this point I dont know what to do. I've been told they run their course, but going on 3 weeks seems kind of long. I'm not sure what else to do at this point. My tenant has them all over the house, mine seems to be localized to the basement. I put a stick trap on top of the floor drain, 0 flies on it in 3 days now, they're just all on the windows.

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Hello everyone, I need some help.

A new tenant just moved into one of my units and they are putting up a trampoline. The lease does not specifically state no trampolines....is there anything I can do. I see this as a liability issue AND i'd assume it will kill the lawn beneath it.

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Originally posted by @Bruce Woodruff:

You usually can't serve them yourself - you can get a friend, hire a server, or pay to have the Sheriff do it. When you show up in court, that's when you present your evidence to the Judge. He will most likely rule in your favor, and grant you a judgement. However that means little in most cases, unless the defendant just pays...but if he was going to he would have already, right? The only good a judgement does is when it is recorded it can prevent the defendant from getting a loan, or selling their house. In order to perfect the judgement you'll then need to go to Civil Court and start spending money. If you can eventually get him into court, then they can force him to pay. But he can countersue if he has the money......

The tenant works at a school and has great credit. I'm sure she wants to keep that credit score and doesnt want collections company trying to contact her at a school, or get served at school, that'd be pretty embarrassing, and just not a good look overall

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Originally posted by @Karl B.:

When I've sued/evicted tenants it typically goes like this:

-Go to the local magistrate and file the paperwork (and pay the filing fee)

-They'll mail you the court date in the mail and a constable will serve the ex-tenant

-You show up with your proof; there's a chance the defendant won't even show up and you'll receive a verdict

-If the defendant doesn't pay the verdict you get a lien against him/her. This is done at the prothonotary's office

Your city pays to serve them?

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Hello, I could use help from anyone who has filed for small claims on their own.

My previous tenant didnt pay their water bill for $525, I'd like to go after them for a judgement. When I file, do I just need to file the small claims form, or do I also need to submit the bill itself from the city as well as the lease? Or do I just bring that all to the court case?

Also, can I serve the tenant myself, or does it need to be "someone official" like a process server?

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Originally posted by @Colleen F.:

Are you sanding between paint coats? once you get a good primer and the coat is smooth i would not sand between coats. The primers function is also to help with adhesion.

I sanded more between the primer coat on the 1st door. After doing the 2nd door I realized I really didnt need 2 coats, it went on pretty good and stuck after 24hrs pretty well. I sanded a little between the paint coats, partially because there was a little debris on the 1st door (my fault) and the 2nd I kept scratching it every 12hrs to test its durability, lol

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All Forum Posts by: Steve Balinski

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