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Maggie Stockin Pest Control - Can tenant take some responsibility for payment to exterminator
5 February 2024 | 3 replies

As I understand in Colorado the Landlord is ultimately responsible to cover costs of pest control. However, I have seen LLs put in the lease that the unit is guarunteed pest free at time of move in and any costs durin...

Amalia G. Advise on handling dispute with tenant - lease terms - in Texas
5 December 2016 | 7 replies

Hello Everyone,I'd love some advise on how to handle a difficult tenants request.In summary, this is a nice unit, not a slum and I maintain all my units. I am on good terms with most all my tenants as I make a point t...

Yvette M. ? tenant breaking lease (CA)
11 August 2016 | 16 replies

Received this email from a tenant today. I called the pest company and
twice they have failed to show up to the unit. However, it seems that
even with the "infestation" he is willing to live in the unit for
a...

Maria S. Cockroaches and Secondhand Smoke as Cause to Break Lease?
17 October 2016 | 4 replies

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...

Ben Shaw Roaches--Who Pays the Bug Man?
24 March 2023 | 7 replies

One of my tentants in a duplex reported a roach issue recently. I've called an exterminator but I'm wondering how or if I should divide the costs with the tenant. There were no roaches before she moved in (I lived in ...

Ryan Redenius Tenant saw one roach and wants apartment fumigated
8 February 2021 | 15 replies

I have a tenant of two years who wants me to fumigate the apartment after she killed one roach in her unit this morning.  She keeps her unit very clean, so I want to keep her as a tenant, but she does tend to overreac...

Charlotte Jackson Pest control question
16 January 2020 | 2 replies

Typically is pest control the responsibility of the tenant or landlord. FYI this tenant has two dogs.

Stephan Mayer Are landlords liable for treating bed bug infestations?
25 June 2020 | 13 replies

Dear fellow investors:I received a $700 bill from my property management to treat a bed bug infestation in a small duplex.Can I hold the renters responsible for this bill - or at least part of it?I've owned the buildi...

Derek Daun Tenant demanding I bring in pest control for ants
16 September 2015 | 13 replies

I have a tenant in a ground floor aparment with a minor ant issue. I plan on getting it resolved as soon as I can, but I'm looking for insight into whether the best course of action would be to call in an exterminator...

Russell W. Chicago Bedbugs - Did you know...?
29 March 2021 | 4 replies

Fun fact I learned this week: Chicago landlords are required to pay for pest management services to get rid of bed bugs in a tenant's apartment, according to the Chicago Department of Public Health - "Preventing Bed B...