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My father are I own a property in Park Slope and we recently had 2 people living in a 2 bedroom move out. They left the apartment a complete mess. I’ll spare the details, but imagine trash everywhere, nothing cleaned, walls full of holes, nails, scratches and random paint etc.

At one point during the end of their time in the apartment 1 of the girls said she had found bed bugs, and had hired and exterminator (at their cost). Please let it be known that no one else has ever complained of bed bugs before nor after.

When I went to photograph the damage in the apartment, I noticed:

Empty bowls for cat food and water. (No pets are allowed in the building)

and

When I went to the floor to get a closer look, I found some dead fleas and for sure, some dead bed bugs in what was one of the girl’s bedrooms.

Needless to say, I want to do all that I can to have the apartment cleaned, and also exterminated.

My question is, can the exterminator charges be taken out of the security deposit based on the lease violation of having the cat in the apartment, and the previous issue of the bed bugs, or is the cost solely on the landlord?

Thanks!