Roach infestation needs advice

[Newbie2ktown]

I just moved into a luxury high-rise apartment in Korea-town. At 3 AM I awaken after 12 hours of moving in my new apartment and found roaches in the refrigerator. I turned on the lights and roaches were everywhere. I took pictures I alerted my landlord company the next morning they offered me a temporary clean unit until my unit was disinfected however they told me not to remove my personal belongings whereas not to infest a Nother unit. Long story short it has been 30 days my personal belongings are held hostage in a roach ridden apartment and the roaches are still alive. They have sprayed it every three days for 30 days and have professionally cleaned it twice. Every day I check on the unit to find new dead roaches.
How long does it take to completely read an apartment of roaches. They have offered to replace all the appliances and replace the carpet and repaint.
What type of concession can I expect? I've asked that all my clothes be cleaned and all of my property wipe down and replace my bed and sofa.
They state that they will compensate me after the problem is fixed.

[Kim in FL]

Unless they are treating every unit in that building, you will never be rid of the roaches. Finding new dead roaches is good...they are drawing them out of the woodwork...it's new alive bugs you need to concern yourself with.


I find it hard to believe that you didn't notice the infestation when you viewed the unit before signing the lease. Roaches are filthy and unless they cleaned that unit, top to bottom, right before you viewed it, you would've have seen evidence (smell it as well) of the roaches.


You can expect any concession you desire, but what will you get? Probably nothing because they are treating your unit for the pests and they have you another unit to live in. It's been 30 days...long enough for the treatment to work, providing they are treating all the units, inside and out, and will continue to do so on a as needed/monthly schedule.

[generalswife]

Originally Posted by Newbie2ktown

I just moved into a luxury high-rise apartment in Korea-town. At 3 AM I awaken after 12 hours of moving in my new apartment and found roaches in the refrigerator. I turned on the lights and roaches were everywhere. I took pictures I alerted my landlord company the next morning they offered me a temporary clean unit until my unit was disinfected however they told me not to remove my personal belongings whereas not to infest a Nother unit. Long story short it has been 30 days my personal belongings are held hostage in a roach ridden apartment and the roaches are still alive. They have sprayed it every three days for 30 days and have professionally cleaned it twice. Every day I check on the unit to find new dead roaches.
How long does it take to completely read an apartment of roaches. They have offered to replace all the appliances and replace the carpet and repaint.
What type of concession can I expect? I've asked that all my clothes be cleaned and all of my property wipe down and replace my bed and sofa.
They state that they will compensate me after the problem is fixed.

Spray may not be effective. Ask if the pest company is using gel traps. With the gel the roaches take it back to their colony for their friends to feast on the poison.