I purchased a duplex about a month and a half ago. One of the exiting tenants (2 males) found bed bugs and we have had a disagreement about who is responsible. Finally, I agreed to remedy the situation if the tenants ...

Hi All - curious if others have encountered similar situations and how they may have addressed it.
My partner and I recently closed on our second property in NW Indiana, and we've come to learn that all five units ar...

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...

Tenant says there’s bed bugs they just moved in December 1st 2017. What should I do? Give back money let them move out, then fix the problem or what? Any advice will help thanks

Hi good people. Our tenant is asking for a different exterminator because she is not happy with one we are using.  My question is,  if there are ants after the first treatment/first visit, can she legally ask for a ne...

Looking into advice on how I can get my tenants to help cover the cost of getting rid of bedbugs. douglas county MN The main floor unit seems to be the only unit that has them but it sounds like my one and only option...

Hi BP members;One of the buildings I had purchased, had an issue with bed bugs once that tenant left. I used a pesticide company and they treated the apartment and also went to the other apartments in the bldgand veri...

I have seen some comments here where landlords put in the leases that the tenants are responsible for pest control. That being said I did come across an article saying in NJ the law states landlords are responsible fo...

State of Illinois... My tenant recently sent an email complaining of bed bugs.  In the letter she referenced that I had not responded to  earlier complaints  but this didn't happen...so it appears she's starting off l...

Hello BP, I got bedbugs in the upstairs unit of a 4-unit apartment. An inherited tenant just moved out and left some couches, a dresser, and a lot of little nick-nacks everywhere in the one-bedroom apartment. She then...