Quote from @AJ Mulani: My tenant had a rat infestation which we have resolved.

Recent improvements include structural stabilization with joists and jacking, pest removal, grounds maintenance, and floor cleaning.

Maybe once a year... most of the time when there is a pest problem it is the tenant's fault and we charge them accordingly.

Fast forward, S8 tenant uses this to coerce landlord into putting them up in a suite at a nice hotel while pest work is being done.

One thing I'm concerned about are pests, when should I get pest control to spray for them, what is in the general area.

Quote from @Sami Gren: HI, I have 1 muti family with terrible mouse and rat infestation, from my experience it is not worth it to invest in exterminator for this, what is the most effective to get rid of them, THAT YOU ACTUALLY TRIED!

I just bought a 3 unit building that had a recent roach infestation.

For Guys the main things that come to mind are: 1) Property damage2) Neighbor complaints3) NOT calling about repairs that need to be made4) Prolonged turnover times For Girls they are:1) Parental involvement/helicopter parents2) Pest control 3) Security issues (i.e. house is broken into)4) Roommate dramaBoth can be incredibly difficult to deal with for sure.

For example, If a tenant starts complaining about being billed for their pest control, you can always refer back to their lease; does the lease specify the resident pays pest services in the lease?).

I’d recommend making the tenant responsible for ongoing pest control by adding it to the lease for two years of treatments.