Updating post from Reddit.
I think we need a little more info. How long have you been living there? Did the infestation just start mid tenancy? Or have you just moved in and discovered it? Is the property firnished by the landlord? Have yoi brought in any soft furnishings yourself? Bedbugs are hardy little critters. They do like to travel from place to place in clothes/on people etc. Depending on the answers to these questions, you may have a case to bring it up with your landlord. In any case they'd probably want to know about an infestation in thier property whether they are liable or not.
Depends…. Day 1 yes, day 1000 no…. Quite where the yes turns to no is debatable
If you find bed bugs within the first few weeks (2-3) of moving in, it's likely the landlord is responsible for treatment.
If it's been more than the 3 weeks then no, it's usually Tennant responsibility because you have unfortunately brought them in by whatever means.
I say day 1, there are some who visit and can leave bedbugs.
I uh...don't think so? I'm not a landlord at all, but keeping the house tidy is usually the tenants responsibility. Bedbugs arise from a lack of cleanliness, inadvertently being transported from one place to your home, or second hand furniture. Plus, an infestation of this size wouldn't have spontaneously appeared overnight, that would have taken time to develop. I think it's on you, but as I say; not a landlord. I just know that as a tenant, I wouldn't blame the landlord if they weren't there when I moved in.
Bedbugs don't arise from a "lack of cleanliness"
This is from next door’s renovations, same landlord, that they’ve dumped outside of my place. Ive asked several times for them to remove it. For reference that headboard isn’t in my flat it’s outside!
Then yeah, it's your landlord's responsibility to sort it out.
This is a LL problem, 100%,
can you prove its from what's going on next door (LL might argue you already had them)?
>not a landlord at all
You surely sound like one.
If you don't clean your house, it doesn't mean you'll automatically get bedbugs...wtf did you pull this one out? Bedbugs are parasites, and you get them with objects that come in contact with an infested area.
That’s not at all where bedbugs come from but hey thanks for this post from 1850.
Not if they were not there when you moved in
Having infestation of bugs is really unfortunate. Like other comments mentioned, day 1 yes week 1 yes but afterwards, NO. However assuming both your LL and yourself has been maintaining good communication, you might like to consider mentioning to your LL and see if their insurance cover anything for vermin infestation. A lot of landlord policies has a certain level of cover or emergency help when there are vermin infestation. It’s definitely worth a go asking. If not please contact a reputable vermin control company like Retokil, assuming you are in England. I wouldn’t recommend going to Bobby from round the block who advertise himself as a pest control expert. If you don’t want to go that far, try googling a treatment called borax, but do research the pros and cons before you use any chemicals. Bed bugs are not easy to eliminate and it is not fair for the property owner to get back the house with infestation if they didn’t hand over the house with bugs to you in the first place.
Phone your local council, they often have cheap pest control. I used them when I moved into a house that was full of fleas.
It depends, if there were bedbugs when you moved in then 100% yes it’s their responsibility. If you brought them with you when you moved, or brought them into the house after moving in, it’s likely your responsibility. With the amount that’s there it looks like it’s been a while of them being there, so if you moved in recently then they were probably there before you moved in.
This is a tenant issue not landlord. Speak to the local council they offer cheap pest control
Interestingly NRLA just say it’s landlords responsibility “in the vast majority of cases”.
Suggest spending £50 on permethrin spray & powder off Amazon. It’s a pretty good way to make a start whilst discussing with LL.
It seems like from the first screenshot of the email, this headboard/panelling was left in a communal hallway, which is what caused the bedbugs to get into your flat? (Who tf would leave that there??)
In that case I don’t think you would be responsible for it, but whoever left it there/ brought the infestation would be.
The landlord should probably be the one to call the exterminator and get the whole building treated and then charge it to the culprit (as a fee or deductible from their deposit)
Sprinkle Diatomaceous Earth around your house and should help eradicate them. Also check the walls in case they have crawled from next door.
Yeah don't do this. Breathing diatomaceous earth is terrible for you.
Yea, don't do this. It's not effective at all on bedbugs, nor is it ideal to breathe in the powder
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Having a clean house doesn't mean you won't get bedbugs.
You could have a neighbour with an infestation. You could have bought some back from holiday, there are so many ways.
Stop being a judgemental prick.