There are two types of bed bug treatment: If your landlord does not hire a professional company, you can apply for dispute resolution through the Residential Tenancy Branch to request an order that they comply with the law and fix the problem. Alternatively, if you live in a City that has a Standards of Maintenance Bylaw, a Bylaw Officer might be willing to inspect your property, issue warnings or fines to your landlord, or otherwise enforce the bylaw. Discovering bed bugs is not considered an acceptable reason to withhold rent or end your tenancy early. Neither you nor your landlord should attempt to treat an infestation on your own. Once notified, your landlord should hire a professional pest management company to inspect and treat any affected units on the property. It can also be wise to take photos, have a witness visit, and trap a bed bug in a sealed plastic bag.Īlthough you might be afraid to report bed bugs out of fear that you will be blamed for the problem, the safest course of action is to notify your landlord as soon as you discover evidence of an infestation.
See TRAC’s template letter, Bedbugs and Other Rodents. If you find evidence of bed bugs, inform your landlord in writing immediately and request that they treat the problem within a reasonable period of time.
an unpleasant musty, sweet and almond-like smell.eggs, skin shells, fecal matter, and blood stains at the edges of your mattress / box spring, behind pictures, in dressers, and along baseboards.small red bites on your body after sleeping (although bites are not always visible).When trying to detect the presence of bed bugs, look for the following signs: guests who spent time in an infested area.cracks in the wall from an adjacent unit.If you find bed bugs in your home, it is likely they entered through: It can be extremely difficult to determine how bed bugs entered a rental unit – especially in multi-unit buildings.
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