Need Bed Bug Advice
I am currently looking to rent a place on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint. I love it! It’s perfect! When I first arrived to view the apartment I asked the Building Manager if there had ever been a history of Bed Bug infestation in the building. He seems to skip a beat for an instant, but…
I am currently looking to rent a place on Manhattan Ave in Greenpoint. I love it! It’s perfect! When I first arrived to view the apartment I asked the Building Manager if there had ever been a history of Bed Bug infestation in the building. He seems to skip a beat for an instant, but replied, “I’m not sure, I would have to check with the landlord.â€
The next day when we spoke on the phone to finalize some details he told me that three years ago the apartment directly above the one I was interested in had reported bed bugs. They apparently treated the entire building and I was told they haven’t had any problems since.
However, after the initial report an exterminator came and found bed bugs in all three apt.’s on that side of the 8 family building. The one above, the one I want and the one below. There were two old women living in the apartment I want to rent and the apartment below, they never reported bugs because they had no physical reaction to them. So even if a problem persisted, they may have never known.
Anyways, the apartment vacated because the old woman moved back to Poland and the place was gut-renovated. The old lady living above (where the infestation was said to originate) is also vacating and that place is going to be gut renovated too.
It seems a little odd to me that two of the three apartments said to be infested are now vacating and being gut-renovated, but the tenants did live there for like 30 years.
Do you think this place is probably okay to move into? It’s a great place and they said they could probably spray before I moved in to ease my mind. What do you think? Is it worth the risk?
Thank everyone,
It’s true, I need to feel comfortable with the decision and only I can make the decision. I’m just thinking that if the problem was supposedly taken care of three years ago, it was gut renovated and the culprits are moving out…what are my chances of still having a problem?
I’ve heard of gut-renovation doing the trick. Also when the problem was found the entire building was detoxed, so to speak.
I am super paranoid though. I’ve dealt with BB’s before and had to move out. I later found out the place was A-OK after gut-renovation (I know someone who still lives in the building).
Is it possible to EVER get rid of Bed Bugs?
My wife and I were confronted with this exact problem when looking at Greenpoint. We found that there should be a fifth rule above and it should be 5) Greenpoint. Go to http://bedbugregistry.com/ and look up your address. You should not only be looking at your building but at least the two neighboring builings as well. Also go to NYC HPD site and type in your address on the right: http://www.nyc.gov/html/hpd/html/home/home.shtml
We put a security deposit down and signed a lease on a place near McGolrick Park. That night saw that it was on the bedbugregistry and freaked. My wife miraculously was able to contact the previous tenant who according to the broker was moving to buy a house in the area. The reason he was moving? BEDBUGS. I told the broker (Dorothy/Donna – same person from Proper Real Estate) about the bedbugs and she lied to my face saying she had never worked with the landlord before so she wasn’t aware. She had presigned leases in her top drawer and she’s telling me she never worked with the landlord! That on top of the previous tenant saying he worked with Donna/Dorothy when he moved in and told her about the bedbugs numerous times. However she did let us back out and get our full deposit back.
Google bedbugs. There is not a SINGLE story in the entire history of the internet that ends well. I’m with *rob*.
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By the way, we don’t fit into any of rob’s categories – or own a dog.
but one of your neighbors do 😉 bedbugs dont spring from immaculate conception you know.
*rob*
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Tell that to my dad. Seriously!
🙁 im sorry. *thwaps self on head* my analogy was a lil f’ed up
*rob*
You all know my thoughts on bedbugs. Cancer though, is a bit much.
We had bedbugs a few years ago. We only ever found 4 but they made us miserable! We had our apartment treated, and threw out our bed and have been bedbug free ever since. Throwing out the bed might have been overkill but we wanted to make sure.
I’d have the place treated for bedbugs before you move in – it takes 2 treatments -and agree with the suggestion that the landlord sign something providing that he/she will be responsible for costs from bedbug investation.
By the way, we don’t fit into any of rob’s categories – or own a dog.
“chemotherapy is more effective than the pansy ass bedbug treatments available these days.. SERIOUSLY!”
Tell that to my dad. Seriously!
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Oh, and *rob*, hyperbole much???
no dude! chemotherapy is more effective than the pansy ass bedbug treatments available these days.. SERIOUSLY!
*rob*
“id rather have cancer than bedbugs”
Oh, and *rob*, hyperbole much???