Bed bugs??

[Mitchell Benson]

Hello everyone, I got a quick question for you those of you out there who may have dealt with a bug infestation roach or bedbug problem in the past... My question is who should pay for pest control me or the renter?

[Ryan Gillette]

Local statutes almost always have a separate section for this, but generally the rule of thumb is if you can definitively track it to a tenant, they're liable. If not, the landlord covers the costs. So if it's a SFR, tenant pays. Multi-family or apartment, generally landlord.

Where it gets a little tougher to distinguish is when only one unit has bedbugs. You know 99% it's stemming from the unit that has bedbugs, but they can still claim it's originating from another unit.