The risks unwanted pests bring with them are more than just health and safety risks. This results in disagreements happening between tenants and landlords about who is responsible for dealing with the problem. If your rental home has acquired a pest problem after you’ve moved in, you may want to take immediate action. Some renters may hesitate to do something to curb the problem. As a renter, you must remember that part of your responsibility is pest control. So, you should know a thing or two about how to prevent your Buda rental home from getting a pest problem.
Understanding if it is your responsibility as a tenant to pay for pest control likely depends on your lease and/or whether your actions are the cause for the infestation. There are many different types of pests that can invade a rental home. A few of these pests, including ants, cockroaches, and fleas, are often attracted to a home because it is not kept clean enough. If bags of garbage are left sitting or uncovered food is stored in the home, ants, and cockroaches are going to be attracted to these kinds of conditions. Such insects thrive in environments with a plentiful food source and love to eat garbage and crumbs. Skunks, mice, rats, raccoons, and other animals are also strongly attracted by garbage left uncovered outside and can create havoc in a very short amount of time. If you have a dog or other pet living with you, it could be bringing fleas inside the house. Fleas carry diseases and can quickly infest every corner of a home.
As you can see, it is usually the tenant’s actions or behavior that invited the pests in. This is why most leases have terms that make you, as a renter, responsible for paying to have the unwanted pests removed. This is why if your rental home has a moisture issue that you failed to report, you could find yourself responsible for the pests that are attracted to such conditions as well. In most incidents, a professional exterminator will be requested to find out whether or not your living conditions caused the pest problem. You may be required to pay for any and all required pest removal services if their findings support such a conclusion.
The most helpful thing that a renter can do is to be proactive about their rental home maintenance. There are a lot of things that pro-active renters can put into place to keep their rental homes pest-free. Keeping the home’s cleanliness, both inside and out, is possibly the most reliable way to prevent unwanted pests. Keeping garbage and food (both human and pet) in containers with tight lids and disposing of any trash right away is another important strategy for outdoor pests.
Now, for pests that want to be indoors, the most effective way to keep them out is to see to it that the food is tightly sealed and properly stored in the refrigerator or pantry and that crumbs are swept up daily. For renters with pets, keeping your animal clean is the best way to avoid a flea infestation and all the problems that come with it. For those renters who also reside in places that are highly prone to fleas and ticks, there are numerous flea prevention products on the market that are quite effective at resolving that pest problem. You can avoid the hassle and cost of footing the bill for pest extermination on your rental property if you take immediate action.
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