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themak
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Mon Jul 18 2011 10:34:06
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Background: In early June, after a trip and hotel stay, i started to get bitten. I have never dealt with bed bugs in my life, and did not know what the bites were. They were small enough that i assumed they were misquito bites, since im used to getting bit by them in the summer when i lived in Detroit. Now I am in NYC, people were telling me Misquitos in the city were rare, especially to have as many bites as I have had. In late June after researching, i realized i had bed bugs by the bite patterns, i still could not find the bugs. I did not know my rights as a New Yorker, so I thought i was on my own, i bought D-earth and spread it all over, mattress and pillow protectors, and bought some pyrethrin sprays. I was still getting bit. Then in early July, I contacted my landlord via phone and a certified letter, informing of the bed bugs. They did not act until i called numerous times, and a week later. The following then took place:
1) Exterminator came out, placed what i think is dioxin dust, and some sprays all over, he made me open up the mattress protector covers, pillow protector covers, then proceeded to place 3 pyrethrin based bombs throughout the apartment. I told him, Bombs dont work, but he assured me he was the expert. Now i feel like i have been bitten on my couch, which was never the case prior to his arrival. I am also finding new small bites, on my body. The exterminator said he will come for a followup visit this week to spray down the apartment.
2) After the bombing, i vacuumed and steam mopped the floors, and sprayed around with a deltamethrin based pesticide for some risidual effect.
3) I own this type of bed... http://www.amazon.com/Prepac-Espresso-Platform-Storage-12-drawers/dp/tags-on-product/B001KW0BWO and I wonder if i should try to add legs to it and use a climb up?
4) If the exterminator does not eradicate all the bugs within 30 days, what are my rights as a tenant in NYC. Can I pay for the heat treatment and deduct it from my rent? How much would a treatment in a 400 sqft aparment cost?
Any and all feedback will be helpful in figuring out next steps.
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Posted 1 year ago
Mon Jul 18 2011 16:51:54
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If your apartment was treated with DIOXIN (where do you get this stuff from?)you are eligible as a Superfund cleanup site.
Aside from that it sounds like you and the company trying to eradicate the BBS are on opposite pages as steaming treated areas as well as making your own applications is counter productive. -
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Posted 1 year ago
Mon Jul 18 2011 17:39:38
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I have not seen anyone I know to be a bed bug expert recommending bombs for treating bed bugs. I would be worried about this PCO on that basis.
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themak
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Posted 1 year ago
Wed Jul 20 2011 0:15:56
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Winston O. Buggy - 1 day ago »
If your apartment was treated with DIOXIN (where do you get this stuff from?)you are eligible as a Superfund cleanup site.
Aside from that it sounds like you and the company trying to eradicate the BBS are on opposite pages as steaming treated areas as well as making your own applications is counter productive.I'm sorry, I meant to say Drione Dust.
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themak
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Wed Jul 20 2011 0:17:37
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Nobugsonme - 1 day ago »
I have not seen anyone I know to be a bed bug expert recommending bombs for treating bed bugs. I would be worried about this PCO on that basis.I agree, but what does that mean for me as a New Yorker, what rights do I have if this exterminator dosnt eradicate the apartment of bed bugs in 30 days?
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Posted 1 year ago
Wed Jul 20 2011 0:38:35
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Themak,
If you tell your landlord you have bed bugs and s/he hires a PCO to treat, then there's really nobody enforcing any kind of deadline for success, as far as I know.
If you call 311, report bed bugs, the city comes to inspect AND sees bed bugs and then files a violation, THEN I believe he city will at least theoretically be on your landlord's back to eliminate the problem. In these cases, they may force the landlord to inspect and treat other units. As for the 30 day deadline, I suspect it's not enforced, because bed bugs may legitimately take longer to treat. Just guessing.
Keep in mind calling 311
*may help you get a better, faster resolution, but may also
*antagonize your landlord, and
*from what I gather may not worth doing if your bed bugs are not obvious. The inspectors need to see something when they come.The inspection process is supposed to be in the process of being improved, so things may be a whole lot better in terms of detection than they were last year, when readers last reported the results of calling 311, when they reported inspectors expected to be shown crawling bed bugs by tenants.
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