Forum Archive: Posts by: BKrenter

Hello all,

My roommate and I have unfortunately been dealing with the hell that is bedbug eradication for the past month+. We have lived in the apt for almost 2.5 years and our lease ends in June. The landlords have been virtually non-responsive with most issues over that time and especially in this one and initially refused to pay for the extermination stating that the bedbugs were my roommate’s fault. We fought them on that issue, after researching and talking to 311, and they reluctantly arranged for an unlicensed exterminator. They told us not to contact them (the landlords) via email again and refused to give us the exterminator’s contact info so we could have logistical questions answered. I’m very fearful that b/c of all of this they will not return our security deposit. A real estate atty suggested that we withhold our next to last month’s rent (equal to the security dep.), as the last month’s rent was paid when we moved in. Just hoping to get some feedback, comments, thoughts and/or hear if anyone has had a similar experience….