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Florida is home to over 20 million residents. Florida also plays host to over 113 million tourist visitors each year. With its year round warm weather, beautiful beaches and thousands of hotel rooms Florida is a tremendous source of bed bug claims and litigation. Miami, Fort Lauderdale, Orlando and Tampa Bay are cities where we receive the most number of calls regarding bed bug bite claims.

Residents and visitors who have suffered from injuries related to an untreated bed bug infestation have rights under the law. Injuries caused by negligent property owners and business owners need to be compensated for. Florida bed bug attorneys at BedBugLaw.com know what it takes to file, litigate and achieve the results our clients demand. It is important that all Florida bed bug bite victims contact an attorney to learn the steps of filing a claim and achieving compensation for their injuries.

Florida Bed Bug Bites in Hotel rooms

Bed bugs can hide almost anywhere and will infest a 5 star luxury hotel room in Miami just as quickly as it would a highway motel. There is a myth that bed bugs are not visible to the human eye. It is simply not true. Bed bugs are about the size of an apple seed and are very visible if you know where to look.

Staying at a hotel or vacation property, no matter how clean it may appear poses a great risk of bed bug related injuries to travelers. Make sure to follow a few simple rules when arriving at your destination. A few preventative measures can make all the difference between a funsafe holiday and a nightmare vacation. The most important is to conduct a visual inspection of the room prior to settling in. Stains, spots or actual bed bugs inside mattress seams or crawling on the headboard or box spring are signs of an infestation.

Red or brown stains are caused by dried blood after a bedbug is crushed after a feeding. Blood spots will appear on the mattress and/or the sheets. Black spots are bedbug feces that is released following a feeding. Fecal Spotting is a dead giveaway that there is a bed bug infestation in that room.

Travelers should inspect their rooms prior to getting settled in and unpacking. If any of the listed evidence is found, a new room must be requested and a written incident report should be done. If a new room cannot be provided, do not stay. The risk of injury is too great to stay in a room which could be infested.

Prevent Bedbug infestations in your home after travel to Florida

Travel precautions also apply to when traveling home. Bed Bugs will often attach themselves to clothing and hide inside of luggage and even in luggage seams. Aside from being injured, the worst thing that could happen is to bring bed bugs into your home. Appropriate pest control to eliminate bed bugs in a home could cost thousands of dollars. While traveling, luggage and articles of clothing are the most common places for bed bugs to hide.

While not the most practical, travelers are encouraged to keep their luggage secured in plastic bags while traveling to deter bed bug attachment. Upon returning to your home, clothing or luggage that has been exposed to bedbugs should not be brought into the home. Bedbugs are sensitive to heat. Clothing should be placed into plastic bags and then washed in warm water. After thorough washing, clothes should be placed in the dryer. Exposed luggage and clothing should never be placed on a bed or other furniture until it has been treated.

What to do after a Florida bed bug attack

After a bed bug attack in Florida, you should begin to gather and organize the items listed below. Whether we accept your case or you retain another law firm, you will need the below items to best preserve your claim to maximize the best financial recovery.

1) Any evidence related to your claim. This includes the actual bed bugs, pictures, videos, reports, and receipts.

2) Create a detailed narrative and time line of events, which describes all the events related to your claim. Include dates, names and anything else you think is important. The more detail the better.

3) Medical records and bills. Any information related to medical treatment you received following your bites.

4) The name and contact information for any person that has any information related to your bed bug bites. This includes anyone that you either notified about the bed bugs or may have contacted you following your initial attack.

5) A copy of any incident report or complaint that you may have filed following your bites.

6) A copy of any receipts, invoices, credit card bills, leases or statements related to your claim.

7) If you have lost any wages or time from work as result of your injuries, then gather evidence to support your lost wage claim. For example, a letter from your employer stating the dates you missed from work and/or a letter from your medical provider.

8) Copies of any bills, receipts, or invoices you have for any costs you incurred to repair or replace any items infested by bed bugs. This includes any bills related to items you may have thrown away or had professionally cleaned.

9) Pictures and videos of your bites. Continue to take photos or videos of the bites in order to document the progression of your injuries.

10) Lastly, do not speak with an attorney or insurance adjuster representing the business owner unless your attorney is present. Talking to a negligent partys attorney or insurance adjuster without the assistance of an attorney is a big mistake. Without an attorney present, you may do or say something that can harm your case.

We can provide legal representation for bed bug bite cases in Florida. Some major cities with bed bug bite injury claims on the rise are:

Florida Keys Key West Miami Fort Lauderdale West Palm Beach Orlando Tampa Bay Area Jacksonville Area Tallahassee Fort Myers Naples Daytona Beach

Aside from these major areas, we serve bed bug bite injury victims throughout the state of Florida.

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