The New York Daily News reports on a FDNY ambulance being taken out of service because of bedbugs. An FDNY spokesman said the ambulance had been taken out of service and “sealed in accordance to department procedure.” It was later treated by exterminators.
https://www.nydailynews.com/2019/06/20/bugged-out-fdny-ambulance-taken-out-of-service-for-bedbugs/
The New York Post reported that a tenant in Bushwick received a $300,000 judgement against his landlord over a bed bug infestation after the proprietor ignored repeated requests to remedy the situation.
https://nypost.com/2018/02/09/landlord-forced-to-pay-tenant-300k-for-bedbugs-infestation/
Rutgers University gives advice on keeping a home free from cockroaches and bedbugs:
http://alblawfirm.com/case-studies/trial-for-landlord/
Judge Finds that Tenant Failed to Provide Access and Therefore Landlord has no Duty to Make Repairs
Tenant claimed that she deserved rent abatement for 6 full months due to conditions in her apartment. Tenant was a graduate of Columbia University and was very well spoken, charming and tenacious. She had collected over 2 dozen photos showing alleged evidence of alleged needed repairs and mouse droppings, as well as pictures of dead rodents and roaches. Tenant would not allow normal access for the exterminator and refused to sign off on repairs being made. She claimed that the apartment was so unlivable that she had to temporarily move out.
