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Bill No. 14-23 Ordinance To Require Landlords & Tenants to Participate in Bed Bug Remediation
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Bill No. 14-23 Ordinance To Require Landlords & Tenants to Participate in Bed Bug Remediation
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3/13/2023
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qualified inspector may inspect items other than bedding and <br /> upholstered furniture when the qualified inspector determines that <br /> an inspection is necessary and reasonable. <br /> (b)If a qualified inspector fmds bed bugs in a dwelling unit or <br /> in any contiguous dwelling unit,the qualified inspector may have <br /> additional access to the tenant's personal belongings as the <br /> qualified inspector determines is necessary and reasonable. <br /> (c)A tenant must comply with reasonable measures to permit <br /> the inspection for,and the treatment of,the presence of bed bugs <br /> as determined by the qualified inspector.The tenant is responsible <br /> for all costs associated with preparing the tenant's dwelling unit for <br /> inspection and treatment. A tenant who knowingly and <br /> unreasonably fails to comply with the inspection and treatment <br /> requirements described in this chapter is liable for the cost of any <br /> bed bug treatments of the dwelling unit and contiguous dwelling <br /> units if the need for the treatment of bed bugs arises from the <br /> tenant's noncompliance. <br /> (d)If any furniture,clothing,equipment,or personal property <br /> belonging to a tenant is found to contain bed bugs,the qualified <br /> inspector shall advise the tenant that the furniture, clothing, <br /> equipment,or personal property should not be removed from the <br /> dwelling unit until a pest control applicator determines that a bed <br /> bug treatment has been completed.The tenant may not dispose of <br /> personal property that was determined to contain bed bugs in any <br /> common area where the disposal may risk the infestation of other <br /> dwelling units. <br /> (e) Nothing in this section requires a landlord to provide a <br /> tenant with alternative lodging or to pay to replace a tenant's <br /> personal property. <br /> (f)Nothing in this section preempts or restricts the application <br /> of any state or federal law concerning reasonable accommodations <br /> for persons with disabilities. <br /> Sec.6-106. (a)A landlord may not offer for rent a dwelling unit <br /> that the landlord knows or reasonably suspects to contain bed <br /> bugs. Upon request from a prospective tenant, a landlord shall <br /> disclose to the prospective tenant whether, to the landlord's <br /> knowledge,the dwelling unit that the landlord is offering for rent <br /> contained bed bugs within the previous eight(8)months. <br /> (b) Upon request from a tenant or a prospective tenant, a <br /> landlord shall disclose the last date,if any,on which a dwelling unit <br /> being rented or offered for rent was inspected for,and found to be <br /> free of,bed bugs. <br /> Sec.6-107.(a)A landlord who fails to comply with this article is <br /> liable to the tenant for the tenant's actual damages. <br /> (b)A landlord may file an action in a circuit or superior court <br /> in the county where the dwelling unit is located to obtain injunctive <br /> relief against a tenant who: <br /> (1)refuses to provide reasonable access to a dwelling unit;or <br />
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