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Family sues YMCA camp in Michigan, claiming son brought bed bugs home »

By nobugsonme on Feb 25, 2008 in YMCA, bed bug blame game, bed bugs, bed bugs and kids, bedbugs, blame game, camp, camp Storer, laws, lawsuit, lawsuits, legal, legal issues, michigan, smoking gun, summer camp | 4 Comments

The Jackson Citizen-Patriot reports that a family is suing the Storer YMCA camp in Napoleon Township, Michigan, claiming that their son brought bed bugs home with him from camp.
Edward Higgins, the defense lawyer, tried to kill the suit, claiming it’s impossible to know how and when bed bugs arrived in the home, but the judge […]

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 […]