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Landlord says i have to move out or eviction action after I said i was bit.
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freaked out in brooklyn
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Posted 1 year ago
Tue Mar 25 2008 18:15:23
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Well, This has been going on for 1 month now. The first time, I was bite , the nice landlord, had the apt pc. He never volunteered information that they had an infestment on the 4th floor. I talk to the guy upstairs. They let off some bomb ONCE. I read everything to do here., and did it. Meanwhile my roommates wanted another coworker to move in to our great apt and when I freaked about the bedbugs. They said they are all over and they could live with them. I swear the landlord and the super told me they said this. Any how, they did little but wash their bedding and moved everything into the living room. The PCO, told them to do nothing. He was just going to spray. Any how, 3 weeks later. I was bite last night. I told my roommates the PCO would come again and this time they needed to do the proper procedure. I told my landlord I was bite again....
Well, Now the landlord says they can not live with me and I have to move or they will and I will be responsible for the lease and he will evict me. SURE, He wants to renovate and jack up the rent.
I live in a separate part of the house and don't even see my roommates. I guess, since I complained that maybe he better see that the PCO was not doing the proper procedure and he does not want me raising trouble. Any how, I have thrown away practically everything, I owed and I am living out of plastic. I am standing my ground. My roommates think they are forcing me out, but I am staying and we will all have to leave. I am stubborn like that. I may move out of state. I am so upset by the lack of care they all have shown, they are trying to frame me as over reacting. Eviction notice. Does any one know hat that is in NYC. I am not going to move into another roommate situation and bring them with me and I can't afford my own place til November. -
Call Met Council on Housing which gives free housing advice (they know the laws and will tell you your options and what to do).
http://www.metcouncil.net/ -
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Posted 1 year ago
Tue Mar 25 2008 20:39:49
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I think a lot would depend on if your name AND your roommates names are on the lease or not or maybe I should say who's name(s) are on the lease. Either way Nobugs has the right place to start for you.
Wishing you luck.
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Tue Mar 25 2008 21:28:08
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Thank you so much... for the advice.. My roommates are moving.... YEAH!!!!! We are all on the lease. The Landlord will not want to let me renew on the new year, because he can renovate and jack up the rent at least 2500.00. but i will take him court and make all the stink i can if he tries to do so , just because I notified him about a b bite. I will PC and deduct it from the rent, notify all the neighbors and pay for the bb dogs before the new roommates move in. It is a wonderful apt on the park and it could all work out in my favor. I will try all , I can and if it doesn't work out, Ill move to another city with less infestation. New york is in denial...It's bad...
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Wed Mar 26 2008 7:08:44
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Thu Mar 27 2008 20:57:03
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He is working with me now... I think he knows i have a slight case here.
I think I'll rent to my traveling friends. For the first couple months. Hardly any furniture , air mattresses and tell them WELCOME to New York. And make then be dilegent to not bring or take any thing with them.
Then I can PCO and call in the bbd dogs and make sure its been months, and if I can't get it right, I'll move to another city....
Wish me luck. Some blessings in this crazy saga. Good Ole New York....It's a jungle sometimes....But it all happens here.
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I would not want to be in a position of renting out rooms in my bed bug-infested apartment. I think that's a bad idea.
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Mon Apr 7 2008 11:51:18
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Well, the landlord is having the PCO inspect the entire 16 apts in 2 weeks. I have had no bites after 2 treatments. found only carpet beetles after washing floors everyday with Murphy's oil soap. I am making a info sheet to give to all tenants of what to do for prep and insisting they insist on being sprayed. I will probably have to pay for treatment in my apt again myself and the landlord is working with me, as he knows I probably have some ammo if I have to go to court, althought he says he will renew the lease and only raise it 5%, who is to say he will stick with that. You know landlord can raise your rent any amount they want with only a 30 day notice after your lease is up...I am sure they all want to renovate and jack up the rents..Some of the apt is rent sabilized, but not my apt.... I will tell the possible new roommates the situation of the apt infestation in the 4th Floor. How I was active to get my apt treated and the rest. And PRAY to the Lord, we all caught it, and it was my paranioa. A nice reasonable apt in New York is hard to find. I suppose there bb are every where in New York and being freshly and adequately pco and a landlord that works with you as mine is, is a rare find. Even the new roommates, I am afraid of them transporting there stuff in these moving trucks. I can only be honest and and them to wrap there stuff in plastic as the move in from the trucks. I hear that it will not be hard to get new roommates. I find that hard to believe but I am Having to give it a try. If I can't find roommates, then I don't know what I will do, because I can't afford to move now. I guest I will be in housing court because I will pay my share of the rent and It is not my fault my roommates broke their lease. The same ones who would not do a thing but wash there bed sheets. I will pay for my own exterminator and the bb dogs before the new roommates arrive...
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Hi,
Good to hear that you have a chance to communicate the issue with everyone in the building it will help them understand and I am sure will educate others as they pass the word on.
I would however say please do not insist that they are treated even if they do not have bed bugs. One of the most common reasons for resistance developing is over and inappropriate use of products causing selective pressures.
If you value the products that are on the market that work do not abuse them. I was chatting to a well known entomologist inthe US today and the topic of resistance came up. The pattern we are experiencing in London at present points towards high levels of resistance to basic products, the kind of stuff that is readily available. However the professional grade products that we get the most resistance to in the UK have been off market in the US for years.
I understand that having an infestation you might want people to treat to be on the safe side but it is at best a short term solution to a much bigger problem.
If you teach them to check and learn the signs of bed bugs then hopefully they will continue to check long after this situation has passed and you may in fact prevent some future introductions into your building.
David
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Mon Apr 7 2008 13:48:07
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Thank You. Very good, information....
Thank You very much for sharing that.....
It sounds like humans and the antibiotic over use , then it does not work when it is really needed. Never thought of this..... -
Exactly the same process. Its why 100% of the Bed Bug populations tested in the recent resistance experiments were 100% resistant to DDT and that is after its not been used for 50 or 60 years.
David
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Mon Apr 7 2008 16:46:39
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Yeah, Carl is sending a bb dog this coming friday. Before the pco comes to check the building the next week....
I have 7 rooms and for 300, I think my peace of mind will be so worth it....I think these dogs are so amazing. -
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Wed Apr 9 2008 5:59:30
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David - I'm really curious, because this is such an obvious issue, but what do you recommend for treating a multi-unit building? For instance, the apartment I vacated was in a 12-unit building. I got my bugs from the downstairs neighbor (pretty sure) even though they had a few professional treatments. It is a 100+ year old building and the walls and floors are so porous it's like an insect Autobahn (huge gaps around radiator risers, exposed brick, ceiling fans in every room, century-old flooring, etc., etc.). I was really pessimistic about the thought of treating anything less than every unit in the building at once.
What would be your recommendation?
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Hi,
In reply treating apartment builds in in principle not that different from houses, you just think of each apartment as a room.
Start by drawing a map of the units on paper and screen them all to see which has bed bugs and which do not. The infected units are usually in clusters (vertical and horizontal to each other) and treat those.
Obviously you need to monitor the adjoining uninfected units throughout the process to make sure that they remain clear but as I have stated before if they are not infected don't treat them.
Each apartment needs to be treated as an individual based on inspection and from my own experience as long as you do not do anything to force them from unit to unit such as smoke bombs, fumigants or ineffective treatments they will not spread.
The hardest part however is getting co-operation from everyone so that they can all get educated.
Regards,
David
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