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But is it the landlord's issue?
by W3zzy 4mo ago
But is it the landlord's issue?
- ElProlactin 4mo agoMost leases have clauses stating something to the effect that tenants are responsible for keeping their units reasonably clean and sanitary. If tenants start complaining about roaches, a good landlord will do a bit of investigation and remind tenants of the importance of cleanliness, proper disposal of trash, etc.
- a_t48 4mo agoAt least in Oakland, it's the landlord's responsibility to manage pest control. It needs to be done at a building level, or else the roaches will just get shuffled around.
- ElProlactin 4mo agoYeah a good landlord will do pest control but cockroaches are...cockroaches. If you do pest control but have tenants who are leaving food waste out, not disposing of trash properly, etc. it will be a game of whack-a-mole. As far as communities are concerned, the best places to live are the places where landlords/management and residents/tenants both do their parts to keep things clean and habitable. Teamwork makes the dream work.
- a_t48 4mo agoDefinitely, it needs both sides.
- inigyou 4mo agoa "good" landlord will lecture the tenant without solving the problem and a "bad" landlord will double the rent
- ElProlactin 4mo ago> ...a "good" landlord will lecture the tenant without solving the problem Huh? When it comes to pests, it takes effort on both sides, especially in environments that are prone to pests. A landlord can pay for regular pest control services but if there are tenants who don't store and dispose of waste properly, it can reduce their efficacy.
- fg137 4mo agoGood luck with that. I have seen landlords that flat out deny there is a roach issue.
- W3zzy 3mo agoI meant that in our country vermin is a tennants issue, not the owner's. Only when the state of the building (large holes) facilitates the ingres of insects or rodents you could mobilise tge landlord.