Landlord Liability Expanding As Bedbugs Continue to Thrive in Apartments
The liability for bedbugs has burgeoned even in the time since we first published Bedbugs are Back and Spawning Lawsuits.
The Helmsely Hotel in New York City was one of the first businesses to feel the sting of bedbug lawsuits.
But now, as these insidious biting creatures find their way from apartment house to apartment house riding in suitcases, furniture and clothing, new avenues of liability for landlords are emerging, including:
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New tenants who bring bedbugs to the building
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Old tenants who bring the problem to the new landlord
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Employees and vendors who bring the nuisance to other apartments, and their own homes
Have You Screened Your New Tenants For Bedbugs? Read more.
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