California is home to Los Angeles, one of the top five most bed bug-infested cities in the United States. It is also home to countless other densely populated areas full of renters and tourists. These areas are breeding grounds for bed bugs. A bed bug infestation can take over your apartment (and other units nearby) in days. These pests can make it difficult to sleep or even enjoy life in and out of your apartment or rental house.
If your apartment is infested with bed bugs and your landlord has done nothing about it, get help from a bed bugs attorney in California. We also help people who stayed in a hotel room infested with bed bugs. Depending on your situation, you may be able to sue your landlord or the hotel. Call KJT Law Group to get started today with a free consultation.
Bed bugs were thought to be a thing of the past until recently. However, California is one of many states suffering a bed bug resurgence. While they are especially common in big cities like Los Angeles and San Francisco, any resident or tourist in any California town can be plagued with bed bugs.
Bed bugs can travel from one place to another very easily on clothing, luggage, furniture, or other objects. Tourists and travelers commonly bring bed bugs to California from other places, whether that is their own apartment or a hotel. And once a bed bug has made your apartment its home, getting rid of them is no simple feat.
They are becoming increasingly resistant to traditional pesticide treatments and can live for several months without eating, so waiting for them to die off typically isn’t an option.
A bed bug egg is white and as small as a pinhead. A young bed bug is not much larger and can be white or yellow in appearance. A fully mature bed bug is only a few millimeters long. Combine this with the fact that bed bugs often only come out at night to feed, and it’s no surprise that many people don’t realize their apartment or rental home is infested for weeks or even months. And since a bed bug can travel from one end of an apartment to another in just days, your entire unit could be crawling with bed bugs by the time you see the first one.
This makes treatment very difficult. In many cases, people are forced to throw away heavily infested belongings, such as couches or mattresses. These purchases were often hundreds or thousands of dollars.
The average lifespan of a bed bug is 10 months. When you consider that a female bed bug can lay five eggs each day, an infestation can prolong itself for months and months until properly treated and maintained.
While landlords must ensure their dwellings are habitable, they don’t always. They may ignore your complaints or drag out mitigation measures until you decide to move out on your own.
Hotels can also do the same. They may ignore complaints from current or former guests, allowing an infestation to build up and travel to countless places on guest bags and clothing.
To prevent widespread infestations throughout the state, California lawmakers have enacted several laws and regulations.
This law specifies what information landlords must give new and existing tenants. They must provide a written notice, in at least 10 pt font, that describes:
What you can obtain in a bed bug lawsuit depends on the specifics of your case but could include:
Our team will determine what damages you can recover.
It is impossible to determine what your case may be worth without first investigating it. However, these factors can impact your potential settlement or award:
As with any premises liability case, you need to be able to prove negligence. Negligence consists of four elements:
Our team will establish negligence on behalf of your landlord or a hotel manager.
Managing an infestation relies on quick action. There are several things you should do to protect yourself, your stuff, and your right to file a claim:
You have enough on your plate. Our team will handle the legal aspects for you. We can:
We will also support you through this process, giving you regular updates and direct access to your attorney. We also speak English, Spanish, and Armenian, so we can help in the language most comfortable for you.
Our attorneys have recovered more than $100 million since opening our doors. We are very proud of the settlements and awards we’ve recovered, but we aren’t a settlement mill. We don’t just accept an adequate settlement and move on to the next case. We roll up our sleeves and fight for every dollar you’ve lost.
We have spent the past decade Practicing the Art of Law—and we have the results to show for it. Let the KJT Law Group team seek justice for you and your family.
We find that people try to handle complex legal cases by themselves because they think they can’t afford legal help. That’s not the case when you work with our legal team. We handle cases on a contingency basis. This means you don’t pay us upfront and only pay us if and when we win your case. You have enough out-of-pocket costs to deal with right now; we won’t be another one.
Your home must be habitable. With bed bugs, it isn’t. If your landlord ignored your complaints about bed bugs or you brought them home from a hotel, we can help you identify all the liable parties and take action. We will ensure your damage demand includes every cost of this infestation.
Call KJT Law Group today for a free consultation. Get help today in Pasadena, Burbank, Glendale, and elsewhere throughout California.
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