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Suing a Landlord for Bed Bug Bites & Infestations
The chances of making a successful disrepair claim against a residential landlord for bed bug bites will depend on whether a property was infested prior to tenants moving in. This will usually mean that one or more tenants are bitten within days of the start of their tenancy, making the infestation and its eradication the clear responsibility of the landlord.
Often the specific cause of the red marks disfiguring a person’s body may not be immediately obvious, and sometimes it is only after multiple tenants have been bitten at a rented property that a bed bug infestation will become apparent.
The critical factor is for tenants to notify their landlord at the earliest opportunity that their rented property is infested, and then wait to see the efforts the latter makes to resolve the problem.
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Bed bugs can be extremely difficult and costly for a landlord to eradicate, and too often they will seek a cheap solution that ultimately fails to deal with the problem. Furniture may need to be replaced, while tenants’ clothes and soft items will need special treatment to kill the bugs and make sure that they do not reinfest the property. Disputes may arise if a landlord denies responsibility for an infestation and refuses to deal with it. In these circumstances a tenant may then need to seek legal advice.
Bed bug infestations should not be treated lightly by landlords therefore, as the consequences can be unpredictable, and where a person has been bitten hundreds of times, the physical effects can be both disfiguring and mentally traumatic. Children in particular may struggle to deal with bed bug bites, as their skin is more sensitive than that of an adult, and hence their bite marks will be more pronounced, while the perception of deformity is likely to cause them worse psychological suffering.
Our firm has particular expertise in suing for bed bug bites, and has successfully represented hundreds of clients in these specialist claims over the years.
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