Comments on: Lease and Roaches

By: Gary

Gary — Thu, 13 May 2010 21:08:41 +0000

Cockroaches can be tough to get rid of. Traditional chemical sprays work well with adults, however they usually don’t hurt eggs unless they are directly sprayed. There is an alternative option that is safe for the fam; Heat Treatment.
You could see if any exterminators in your area are equipped to do heat treatments. The cost is more, but its safe and effective. With a heat treatment they will bring in industrial heaters that will raise the entire house to at least 130 degrees for one or two hours. The reason it is so effective is due primarily to the fact that it kills both adults and eggs. Sprays only kill adults and are not very effective once dry.
Chemical sprays can be toxic. You have right to be concerned about your pregnancy and daughter. These chemicals are poisonous.

By: Sherry Murnan

Sherry Murnan — Wed, 12 May 2010 12:42:38 +0000

Now they are saying it’s not in the lease and that it doesn’t have to be; that they do it as a courtesy. But if they specifically mention that they don’t pay for seasonal bugs in the lease, and the law requires I inform them immediately regarding any insects in my unit, wouldn’t it be rational to assume that they are responsible for regular/year-round bug problems? To me, seasonal means ants or something like that, not roaches. Also, I think there’s a law about adding or changing a policy in a lease and having it approved by both parties…this sounds like what they are doing, especially since we’ve lived there since August 2009 and have had the exterminators out four times and now all of sudden they’re like, we only pay once.

By: Sherry

Sherry — Tue, 11 May 2010 14:45:28 +0000

Also, if they say something is in the lease and I don’t have it in my copy, and I ask for them to furnish me a copy of where it says it, don’t they have to give me a copy?