Bed Bugs/Never had an exterminator

By kari

I have lived in my apartment since June 2012 and not once has my apartment complex had an exterminator come and spray. For the past three weeks I have been getting bites all over me. I informed my landlord when the bites started that it could be bed bugs since I was only getting them starting out in my bed and they made me wait a week until the exterminator was available and he came did a quick look and ruled out bed bugs. I called the apartments the next day and told them that I did not appreciate the exterminator barely glancing at my bed and not even attempting to spray since they have never sprayed my apartment before. After complaining for several minutes that the bites are more frequent and spreading they said they would get a bed bug expert to come on that friday. The expert supposedly came and I was supposed to get his report on the following Monday and I called and they said we still do not have the report. I have been waiting and receiving bite after bite for three weeks now and they have yet to spray my apartment for anything at all since I moved in in June. I want to know if I have any rights because at this point they are not taking any action on their part and they are only brushing me off and making excuses such as it could be fleas, ants, spiders or mosquitos. I have bites everyday still and it is not stopping and I know it has spread to my living room chairs. Are they responsible some how for neglecting to spray my apartment for anything even a routine spray since June? I would think that would be somewhat of a responsibility on their part for not even doing a routine spray. I asked my neighbor and he said they have never sprayed his apartment either since he moved in. What are my rights with this could be infestation of bed bugs since I did not have them before I moved in and have never had a bed bug in my life. I seriously need help because they are not very proactive only myself and I am sure its only going to get worse. Help!!

Edited on: Wednesday, March 20th, 2013 1:57 am

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