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Is this a violation of my lease? I live in Phila. (but not in public housing).?
When I was literally moving into my apt., I saw an exterminator. He said there wasn't a bug problem, but part of his job was to report tenants whose apt.'s were messy. Some of these ppl have been evicted. A maintenance man stands in the hall while the bug guy sprays the kitchen and bath. There was nohing about this in my lease! If I hadn't run into him, I wouldn't have known for almost a year that he was going in there! Longer if they hadn't sent a memo saying that his usual day was changed. Since another tenant and I have been home to refuse him entry, we have all rec'd memos saying that you can only do this if a tenant is in her 1st trimester of pregnancy or is under 6 mos. old. The exterminator also reports ppl who don't let him in. Allegedly 1 flr of another bldg was evicted for this. How can I legally stop this guy from coming in? Can they leave something like this out of the lease?
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- CHARLES RLv 61 decade agoFavorite Answer
I don't know about the US, but here in Canada, you can deny the exterminator from killing your roaches because they are "Sacred Bugs" if you're from Africa or the Middle East.
In our case when they came to spray I insisted on being present and seeing a copy of the bond his employer had.
- CupidLv 61 decade ago
I live in the US. You can legally stop the guy from coming in if, A. it's not in your lease.. and B. you are pregnant and have a doctor's note. By the way, about the pregnancy thing, whoever said they CAN only do it if the woman is in her 1st trimester, is DEAD WRONG. This type of spraying inside a home is not recommended for a pregnant woman in ANY trimester or a child under 2 years of age. They totally made that up when they wrote the memo and you should see check with your state tenant laws. You don't have to let the sprayer in. Best Wishes!
Source(s): Mom of 4 month old - Anonymous1 decade ago
Hi Dawn,
First thing to do is read your lease word for word and see if anything is mentioned in the lease. If it is not mentioned in the lease the landlord has the right to exterminate the building but you must be notified and be present. In my understanding the landlord or anybody for that matter cannot trespass your home. My suggestion is to confront the landlord and discuss the issue with him. If he does not want to make arrangements with you then get a free consultation with an attorney that deals with this segment of the law and ask what your rights are before you make a hasty decision.
Good Luck,
Rey
