Corporate Refusal For Bed Bugs In Massachusetts
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Generally, the owner will be considered responsible for addressing infestations, although the tenant is responsible for helping maintain the unit in a sanitary condition, and if failure to do so has contributed to infestation the tenant may be held responsible.
Bed bugs are not a sign of a dirty home or poor personal hygiene. Bed bugs are hitchhikers - they travel to new places by hiding in furniture, suitcases, or other objects that get moved around.
If a guest finds bed bugs: First, provide them another room if possible. Lead the individual out of earshot away from other guests. Offer to dry clean the guest's belongings. Steam clean their suitcase if possible. Suggest they rewash everything in hot water exceeding 113 degrees.
They may have breached their duty of care if they fail to regularly hoover the room, change the bed linen, and implement pest control measures. If you suffer bed bites due to this breach of duty, you will have reasonable chances of successfully bringing a personal injury claim for bed bug bites.
As soon as tenants discover a bed bug infestation, they must inform the landlord, regardless of who the leasing contract says is responsible for the treatment. If the landlord is certain that there was no infestation prior to tenants moving in, it means that renters arrange the treatment.
Some of the most effective chemicals for killing bed bugs include insecticides such as pyrethroids (like deltamethrin or lambda-cyhalothrin), neonicotinoids (like imidacloprid), and desiccants (like silica gel or diatomaceous earth).
Generally, the owner will be considered responsible for addressing infestations, although the tenant is responsible for helping maintain the unit in a sanitary condition, and if failure to do so has contributed to infestation the tenant may be held responsible.
Bed bugs, like head lice, feed on the blood of humans but are not believed to transmit disease. Differences in the biology of similar species of pests, such as body lice and head lice (or bed bugs) can greatly impact the ability of pests to transmit disease.
