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New York Times Real Estate Q&A: do sellers have to notify buyers about prior bed bug infestations? »

By nobugsonme on Jan 20, 2008 in Bed Bug Dogs, bed bug inspection, bed bugs, bed bugs and real estate, bedbugs, brokers, buying a home, how to avoid bed bugs, how to detect bed bugs, lawyers, legal, legal issues, new york city, new york state, property condition disclosure act, real estate | 1 Comment

This Q&A in the New York Times Real Estate section brings up an interesting question.
A couple selling a New York City apartment had bed bugs six months ago. They have not noticed any problem since. So the question is, do they need to disclose that the property they’re selling had bed bugs recently?
Jay […]

landlord’s duty to tell prospective tenants about bed bugs? »

By nobugsonme on May 7, 2007 in bed bug disclosure, bed bugs, bed bugs and real estate, bed bugs and tenants, bedbugs, housing laws, landlords, lawsuits, legal, real estate, tenants | 25 Comments

A reader asks:
I’m wondering if there’s a legal duty for landlords to report an
infestation to potential tenants?
Dear Reader,
Local laws almost always specify the types of homes landlords are expected to provide (in good repair, free of pests, etc.) and so landlords are almost always required to provide a home without bed bugs, and to […]