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^^The original post is unclear as to whether the carpet replacement was because of the bed bugs, or that the bed bugs were found as they were replacing the carpet.
Certainly, carpet replacement is not necessary to treat bed bugs (typically nothing really needs to be discarded or replaced; all of the crevasses and seams just need to be treated). If the landlord found the bed bugs, decided that they had to rip up the carpet to get rid of them, then charged the former renter for new carpet, I would think that would be an unreasonable charge.
Ned B I guessing you not dealt with bed bugs? Yes Carpets had to be replaced & Most furniture hauled away in the 4 apts here before they were finally gone for good!
OP Just cause You haven't reacted to the bites don't meant you don't have them!
Yes, I've had them. We had 4 treatments, I put on a mattress cover on my box spring and mattress and left it on for 18 months, started vacuuming every day, and never got another bite after the first 2 months.
I would guess your infestation was really bad...maybe went undetected for a little while before discovered or treated? I would hazard to guess that if GKelly or her roommate never saw evidence of bedbugs, that they didn't have that many and their situation was similar to mine. But I am of course speculating.
My roommate damaged the carpet and they had to replace it. Upon replacing they found the bedbugs. My guess is they were recent and hopefully there were not enough to have followed me. If I'm not getting bit or not reacting to them, how would I ever know??? My new roommate hasn't complained of getting bit either...
So first you post that you think it's unnecessary to rip up the carpet but then see where they may be a situation that does warrant discarding old carpet in a massive infestation.
Please don't offer advice if you are going to be wishy washy in your assessment.
ddrhazy, thanks for the warm welcome to the forum.
My second post was in response to Katie1 and adding clarification to my first post that I was responding to this situation, where the infestation did not sound all that bad. No wishy washy-ness was intended.
Oh, GKelly, if you plan to keep you used mattress, I would go out and get mattress covers rated for bed bugs for both the mattress and don't remove them for at least a year. That won't guarantee that you won't get any bed bugs, but it will at least contain any that might be living in your mattress.
Your room mate and you are separately and jointly responsible for the lease agreement. That means you are on the hook for your room mates actions. The landlord can come after both of you. All the landlord must do is prove there was no infestation prior to your move in(this is done by a walk through checklist usually but can also be done by demonstrating that the tenant never complained about infestation on the first month of their tenancy). You are lucky that they are just charging you for fumigation, they could probably go after you for the remaining value of the carpet.
I don't think it's my mattress.. They found the bedbugs in HER room, guys...
It doesn't matter. Treat your mattress as though it's infested. Treat EVERYTHING you brought with you from your old apartment as though it is infested!
When it comes to dealing with bedbugs, you can't be too cautious! They're a nightmare to eradicate.
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