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Florida Bedbug Cases Spike in Spring and Summer

With the heat of spring and summer just around the corner, Florida bed bug infestations are about to hit apartment communities again. With increased infestations, tenants are subjected to pain, discomfort and even serious injuriesfrom bed bug bites. If you are a Florida resident, you need to be on the lookout for bed bugs in your apartment or condominium. If you discover evidence of an infestation, it is important that you address the problem as quickly as possible.

After discovering a bed bug infestation, your landlord must be notified immediately both verbally and in writing. Your landlord should swiftly take appropriate steps to correct the problem. After failing to properly address or even attempt to address the issue with your landlord, legal action may be necessary. It is a landlords responsibility to keep properties free from pests such as bed bugs in order to keep residents safe for human habitation.

Bed bugs have been a growing problem in recent years all across the country, especially in climates like Florida. With the heat comes the perfect conditions for bed bugs to breed and hatch exponentially. Your home could be filled with bed bugs in a matter of weeks. Bed bugs can survive for upto a year without feeding and lay up to five eggs in a single day. Bed bugs can become such a serious problem in an apartment or condo. Be vigilant when inspecting your home for these pests.

If you notice red marks on your skin that itch and swell, or you find black specks in your sheets or along the seems of your mattress, there is a good chance you have bed bugs. At the first sign of bed bugs, you need to contact your landlord immediately so that he or she can call in an exterminator that specializes in bed bugs. It is a good idea to talk to your neighbors, both next to you and above and below you, to see if they are also experiencing problems with bed bugs. The more tenants that complain of bed bugs, the higher chance your landlord will take action.

Of course, there is no guarantee that your landlord will take the problem seriously. Your landlord may not take the necessary steps to truly eliminate the bed bugs. Failure to take the proper steps for extermination may make the problem even worse. Improper treatment can spread an infestation to other parts the building.

Landlords often want to save money, so they may try less effective extermination methods because they are cheaper to use. The landlord might try insecticides from the local hardware store, or may try to bomb the apartment and do it incorrectly. There are a lot of wrong ways to try to exterminate bed bugs, and only a few right ways. In most cases, the simplest and most effective way to exterminate bed bugs is to hire a professional exterminator that has experience with bed bugs.

If your landlord does nothing, or takes measures that only make the problem worse, you do have options. The first thing you should do isdocument the bed bug infestation as thoroughly as possible. Take pictures of any injuriesand any bugs you can find. You should ask other residence if they are having a similar issue and make a record. The next step is to contact a bed bug attorney that understands bed bug infestations in Florida apartments. Our firm has a proven ability to build effective bed bug cases against landlords and others and are here to assist you. Contact our office if your landlord is not doing what he or she should to eliminate the infestation. Contact our firm and tell us your story. Put our skills and experience to work for you.

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Florida Bed Bug Infestations - Bed Bug Law