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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