Ben M.
Pest control issues and expenses
Three years being a rental property owner in Texas City and just found out it seems pest control may be a necessary expense I will have to take on? Had to deal with pest control issues during make ready since the prev...
Benjamin Sargent
Pest control (rodents and bugs)
If there's any property managers or investors that need pest control for their tenants in the Austin and metropolitan areas I work for a great pest control company. If you have questions in general about treatments, ...
Nathan McBride
Fleas in an apartment: Who's responsible?
I have a tenant in an upstairs unit that notified me that they have fleas in their apartment. This is a two-story standalone building consisting of two efficiency apartments, one on top of the other.The tenant below ...
Minna Hu
How to deal with recurring bed bug complaint from tenant
I have one tenant keep reporting bed bugs, approximately every 2 months. The first time, we sent pest control company, the company found there are few bed bugs in the sofa and did the spray. She visited the other apt ...
Joe P.
Tenant conditions - cockroaches
Hi all -- looking for some advice. My tenant has been complaining that there are cockroaches in the unit. When I purchased the property, there weren't any. I do inspections about once a month and this tenant isn't the...
Marc Flynn
Complaining Tenants - Options to use against security deposit
I have a tenant that complains about a lot. I have been very nice about fixing everything that concerns her. I just acquired the property in December, fixed it, and leased it in June
There have been a lot of items th...
Lauren Heart
First time Bed Bugs!!! Tenant wants to sue! Advice anyone?
Hi BP Community!One of my SF in the Dayton, OH is reporting bed bugs. They moved in December 1, 2016 and just reported it to my PM this week. I know it wasn't infested 6 months ago, and I have always made repairs in...
Maria S.
Cockroaches and Secondhand Smoke as Cause to Break Lease?
Hello! I apologize if this is not the correct forum to post in, but I have found myself in an interesting situation and would like some input from landlords on how to approach this issue. I have lived in the same apar...
Robert Lindsley
Bug/Pest control for short-term rentals
Hi there,We recently bought a 24-unit building in Florida that rents to guests by the week. As you can imagine, some guests are cleaner than others and as a result we sometimes have issues with bugs.In the past the p...
Charlotte Jackson
Pest control question
Typically is pest control the responsibility of the tenant or landlord. FYI this tenant has two dogs.