By nobugs on Nov 19, 2008 in Reserve Square, apartments, bed bug lawsuits, bed bugs, bedbugs, cleveland, moving, multi-unit buildings, ohio | 2 Comments
James F. McCarty of the Cleveland Plain Dealer reported Monday that
A law student has sued one of downtown Cleveland’s chicer high-rises, contending that bedbugs drove him from two apartments — and flying gnats from a third.
In his lawsuit, Joshua Bobrowsky said the blood-sucking vermin in three Reserve Square apartments left him with painful welts and [...]
By nobugsonme on Sep 27, 2008 in bed bugs, bedbugs, cleveland, fire, hotel, ohio, red cross | 2 Comments
The Red Cross relocated the Mathis family to a Cleveland Days Inn, after a fire chased them out of their home. And guess what they encountered in their hotel rooms? That’s right, bed bugs.
Imagine having your home burn down (due to arson, no less), evacuating, and then having to deal with bed bug [...]
By nobugsonme on Aug 6, 2008 in James Plaza Apartments, bed bugs, bedbugs, cleveland, landlords, landlords and tenants, ohio, tenants | 4 Comments
I loved the headline of this article accompanying news video from WBNS 10TV:
“Bed Bugs Infest Apartment Building.” News at five.
Seriously, what would the world be like if every infested building was featured in just one major local news story? I can’t help having this thought when I see such headlines.
Sadly, that’s where my [...]
By nobugsonme on Jul 22, 2008 in Dale Mallory, H.B. 590, H.R. 6068, U.S. House of Representatives, WHO, World Health Organization, bed bugs, bed bugs and public health, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, budget travel, cimex lectularius, cincinnati, cleveland, department of health, hotels, ohio, ohio house of representatives, travel | 3 Comments
In reference to the Don’t Let the Bed Bugs Bite Act of 2008, Budget Travel asks, “Should taxpayers fund the war against bed bugs?” The Act, H.R. 6068, is now in consideration by the House Subcommittee on Commerce, Trade and Consumer Protection,and would primarily give states funding to inspect hotel rooms for bed [...]
By nobugsonme on Mar 17, 2007 in 23-25 temple st., Brooklyn, FAQs, J. C. Penney, Motel 6, Presidential Towers, Reserve Square, bed bug bites, bed bug lawsuit, bed bug lawsuits, bed bugs, bed bugs in hotels, bedbugs, chicago, cleveland, hotels, housing laws, landlords, lawsuits, legal, nashua, new york, news, real estate, summer camp, tenants | 15 Comments
Where can I read about bed bug lawsuits? Here are some cases discussed online. (Links which are internal to the blog have additional links to news reports and sometimes case information.)
General
Article about bed bug lawsuits in New York City (Sept. 2008)
New Furniture Purchase
Couple claims they were sold bed bug infested furniture [...]