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BedBug infestation is it landlords responsibility?
I moved into my new duplex.. shortly after moving into the duplex we realized there was a bed bug infestation...We are thinking it may be from the previous tenant but we don't know we have never been on a vacation so we know we didnt bring them in with luggage or anything like that... what i want to know is are we responsible to rid the home of this infesation that is attacking our 5 year old son are is the landlord? when we asked the landlord about this he didnt seem as if he was going to take care of it and we don't have the money for this kind of extermination.. we live in mass... please help what do i do?
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- ?Lv 51 decade ago
Maybe. It depends on whether the landlord lives in the other side of the duplex or not.
According to the Mass Consumer Affairs Department, you are entitled to a safe and habitable living environment throughout your entire tenancy. The State Sanitary Code protects the health, safety and well-being of tenants and the general public (105 CMR 410). The local Boards of Health enforce the Code. (Note: In Boston, it is the Housing Inspection Department.) Copies of the Code may be purchased from the State House Bookstore, State House, Room 116, Boston, MA 02133, (617) 727-2834.
Cockroaches and Rodents: The landlord must maintain the unit free from rodents, cockroaches, and insect infestation, if there are two or more apartments in the building.
Source(s): http://www.mass.gov/?pageID=ocaterminal&L=4&L0=Hom... http://www.masslegalhelp.org/housing/legal-tactics... for forms and sample letters. - Poohcat1Lv 71 decade ago
It is the duty of the landlord to keep the premises safe from things like this. IF you can show that you did not have bedbugs in your last place, you can force him to fumigate.
