Trash Hoarder Tenant - Health Inspector - Deposit

[Sara Soleimani]

Hello BP Community,

My trash hoarder tenant is moving out, already took the all the trash out, and she said she is going  to clean it the unit nicely. But, I need to bring a health inspector to check it out so there won't be any health issues for the next tenants. Here are some questions I have:

1. Where can I find the Health Inspectors? Are they the same as the regular or mold inspectors?

2. Can I charge her for the inspectors from her deposit since she was trash hoarding?

3.  What other issues trash hoarding might cause that I need to hire someone else to check it rather than an inspector?

Any advice is appreciated!

Thank you!

[Deanna McCormick]

the inspector you would call is from your city inspection / health department. You shouldn't be charged for an inspection,..

You might call out a pest control company to do inspection and then do a treatment if they find any bugs, rodents so you have record that it's been done.

You'd have to look at your lease and see if it says anything regarding pest control service .

If you had extra fee's for dumping I would take a copy of the bill from your trash hauler and photo's of what was dumped,,(if possible) and charge her for the overage of your regular service fee.