who is responsible for insect infestation

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Who is responsible for insects in a single family home in owosso michigan?  Possibly mites, fleas, no see ums?  Who knows!

Nathan Gesner · Answer

Your lease should spell this out. Typically, the tenant is responsible for ordinary pest control. They can swat flys, put down ant bait stations, or set a mouse trap. I only pay if there is an unusual infestation that requires professional treatment and if I can verify that it was not caused by the Tenants lack of proper house cleaning.

Drew Sygit · Answer

@Chris Seveney we won a case like that! Tenant claimed bedbugs came from a vacant lot next door!

We've also lost a case or two where judge was way too tenant-friendly:(

Chris Seveney · Answer

@Drew Sygit

Question I would ask also is how did they get there? Do they keep place clean or no?

Drew Sygit · Answer

Our lease also states tenant responsible after the initial 30-days.

Understand, if it goes to court a judge may still rule against a landlord and require them to address the issue. Then you can try to collect against tenant.

David Lee Hall, III · Answer

My lease specifically addresses this. If in the first 30 days it is my responsibility. If after 30 days it is the tenant. What does your lease say?

Sergey A. Petrov · Answer

Mother nature is responsible for all that. Reasonable steps however should be taken to minimize the intrusion into the house. A recurring service contract with a pest control company will accomplish that. The landlord can decide who pays for it (owner or tenant) similarly to a landscape maintenance service.

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