I was in front of the judge with a tenant who had brought a pile of pictures along to say that her home was infested with mice and that I hadn't taken care of the issue.

Find a good pest control company (happy to recommend one in this area), have them take care of the infestation, and then either have them or another contractor clean up the mess.Of course, if it's a HUGE problem, it may be expensive, but a few rats/mice shouldn't be a big deal.That's just my take...

Apparently, the neighbor found bed bugs in his unit so he was letting the neighbors know (aka my tenants) They told him that they had been having a bed bug problem for the last three months and that a mattress that had been placed on the balcony was the result of it being infested with bed bugs. 

Pretty much every sewer pipe in the neighborhood was starting to fail with root infestations and the City was only updating the main.Relying 100% on public record data alone can increase your risk for missing deals or making a bad one.

What I found next is a complete nightmare - rat skulls and skeletons, thousands of rat droppings, and a wall that is completely infested with a nest!

Since you would not lease a mold infested residence and you spent money to move in, having him reimburse you for the minor costs will be letting him off easy, you could ask for much more, but then you'd probably need an attorney.

When I asked her for that info, she provided it right away and said she only lived there 1 month due to a vermin infestation.

From there, like an airborne disease, the infestation spreads to all the other properties, crime rate goes up, drugs being deal in the alleys and the street corners, drug deals fone bad, shootings, murders.

Provided we are able to give you 24 hours notice to enter the unit if the company is either unable to inspect because you didn't prepare, or does not find an active infestation of bed bugs then any and all service/trip charges will be billed to you.

Also if the bed bug infestation is recent then it is something that they did.