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Recently went into the bathroom and captured a VERY LARGE spider with red fangs.. I sent my husband down to the basment where he discovered an entire nest well several nests. We also have a large garage type building on the property next to the house and it is infested with wood bees wasps and EVERY other bee. I am allergic to bees and I live 45 minutes away from the nearest hopsital my husband is only home one day a week and i have 3 children under the age of 5. We went the property manager and told her about the spiders and the bees and she assured us she would have some one out today (may 30th) No on showed up. are we responsible for the extermination or is the landlord. If they are can I move if nothing is done in a resonable amount of time. I shoud in include i am not JUST allergic to bees I will die if i am stung i cant risk getting stung and with rent due in a few days here cant really afford to pay some one to come out and remove these nests for me either. I would have to make a choice of life or rent. (since i cant avoid going outside for ever) I need to know any help would be appreciated. (went to ks landlord tenant law it wasnt any help) |
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Make sure you have requests of your landlord in writing. Most states require that you give landlord reasonable time to fix the problem. I would say maybe a little less than a week as you have been living with the infestation for a lot longer as you were unaware of the problem.
If after a week the problem has not been fixed you will want to contact landlord again by letter. State that you will be vacating the premises if problem is not fixed. Being June 1 I am assuming you have paid your rent. You must pay your rent, or pay somebody to fix the issues and deduct from your rent (assuming your state has a repair and deduct statute). If you have already paid you rent and leave say on June 15 you may need to sue landlord for unused portion of your rent. |
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Technically, your landlord is only required to fix structural problems with your rental. Examples of this range from the clear (e.g., burst pipe, broken window, etc.) to the more hidden (e.g., termites). What you're mentioning doesn't exactly have to do with the structural integrity of property, since the property itself is otherwise fine. Therefore, barring another kind of agreement, I would say it is debatable that your landlord is obligated to attend to this issue at all!
Let us know how it's been going! Brad |
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Most states have habitability laws. In California, Landlords must keep "building, grounds, and appurtenances at the time of the
commencement of the lease or rental agreement, and all areas under control of the landlord, kept in every part clean, sanitary, and free from all accumulations of debris, filth, rubbish, garbage, rodents, and vermin." C.C. 1940.1 Vermin would include insects such as the ones described above. You could absolutely argue that bee, spider or even roach investation is making the property uninhabitable. I am not sure if Kansas has laws like this but you may want to check to see. |
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