Tenants get $1.6 million settlement for bed bugs infestation

Another remainder why it is important not to ignore your tenant(s) maintenance requests! Treat your real estate like a business, take care of your properties and tenants, and protect your assets, just in case...

These tenants just got awarded $1.6 million for a bed bug infestation that was not addressed promptly by the landlord: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/04/04/us/california-bedbug-lawsuit.html?mtrref=feedly.com

Reading the article it seems like the owner of the apartment must pay the amount awarded to the family; however it seems like the unit was managed by a property management company. Shouldn’t the PM company be liable for it rather than the owner?