HELP!!! My new apartment is infested with cockroaches what shoudl i do - Page 2 - Toyota Yaris Forums

Bob Dog · 08-15-2009, 09:08 PM

or some old person who died and CSIed on thefloor

BailOut · 08-16-2009, 01:23 AM

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Originally Posted by yaris-me

BailOut, I think you mean Boric Acid, not Baking Soda.

No, I definitely meant baking soda. While slower than boric acid it does indeed work, and the OP mentioned a chemical sensitivity. Aside from that there are new studies that show boric acid to be much more harmful to mammals than originally thought.

YarisSedan · 08-16-2009, 02:47 AM

Okay so kinda a update they sent some exterminator and bug bombed the entire apartment with that toxic gas. We came back in a few hours later and then took photos of al lthe dead termites that crawled out. ANd had the landlord come out to look at it. We may stay but set out bait traps every week for a month to see if any come back. And have there be a seperate agreement added tot he lease that if cockroaches come back we can leave without penalty of breaking lease agreement.

As well as to be compensated for all our extra expenses such as buying plastic coverings for our furniture before the bombing, extra cleaning supplies anything that was out of pocket that shouldnt hav ebeen as a result of the infestation.

Yaris Hilton · 08-16-2009, 06:56 AM

Termites?!

ddongbap · 08-16-2009, 07:04 AM

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Originally Posted by Yaris Hilton

Termites?!

AWKWARD....

Shroomster · 08-16-2009, 12:00 PM

termites sounds right as nearly all the aprtments/condos, whatever, going up are plywood and beams. Only thing concrete are the slabs for the foundation & the A/c units.

YarisSedan · 08-16-2009, 12:33 PM

oh sorry when i was writing this it was late at night and was tired i was thinking cockroaches for some reason but typed termites.

contraband831 · 08-16-2009, 01:46 PM

well you can go to Project Sentinel, and they will advise you of your rights, as a tenant. I used them before with the families i work with (I am a State Social Worker) and they help out a lot.

Here is there website:
Project Sentinel

supmet · 08-16-2009, 01:55 PM

I agree with Bailout. Seal your apartment with caulk and spackle, and keep everything clean. I would also check the condition of the carpet pad. Just because they replace the carpet doesn't necessarily mean they changed the pad.

JBougie · 08-16-2009, 04:07 PM

You guys put up with a lot more than I would :) lol

YarisSedan · 08-17-2009, 01:46 AM

i sent a letter to project sentinal. Thanks for all the information and help. I feel much better now and less worried that i know which agencys to contact and my rights now as a tenant.

Also I will be now more prepared for my next apartment as i may be renting for awile till i can afford my first house.

08-16-2009, 01:46 PM	#26
contraband831 El Huevo Drives: 2007 Liftback Join Date: Aug 2006 Location: CEN*CAL Posts: 959	well you can go to Project Sentinel, and they will advise you of your rights, as a tenant. I used them before with the families i work with (I am a State Social Worker) and they help out a lot. Here is there website: Project Sentinel __________________

08-15-2009, 09:08 PM	#19
Bob Dog DARK PHASE OF THE MOON Drives: 07 liftback Join Date: Apr 2009 Location: the Boondocks, NC Posts: 993	or some old person who died and CSIed on thefloor

08-16-2009, 02:47 AM	#21
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	Okay so kinda a update they sent some exterminator and bug bombed the entire apartment with that toxic gas. We came back in a few hours later and then took photos of al lthe dead termites that crawled out. ANd had the landlord come out to look at it. We may stay but set out bait traps every week for a month to see if any come back. And have there be a seperate agreement added tot he lease that if cockroaches come back we can leave without penalty of breaking lease agreement. As well as to be compensated for all our extra expenses such as buying plastic coverings for our furniture before the bombing, extra cleaning supplies anything that was out of pocket that shouldnt hav ebeen as a result of the infestation.

08-16-2009, 06:56 AM	#22
Yaris Hilton Half a Bubble Off Plumb Drives: 2009 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Bristol, Tennessee, USA Posts: 1,593	Termites?!

08-16-2009, 12:00 PM	#24
Shroomster '07 to '12:2 wipers to 1? View User's Garage Drives: '12 5-door LE & '14 5-door LE Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: Orlando Posts: 1,999	termites sounds right as nearly all the aprtments/condos, whatever, going up are plywood and beams. Only thing concrete are the slabs for the foundation & the A/c units.

08-16-2009, 12:33 PM	#25
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	oh sorry when i was writing this it was late at night and was tired i was thinking cockroaches for some reason but typed termites.

08-16-2009, 01:55 PM	#27
supmet Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2007 4 Door Yaris Join Date: Jan 2009 Location: Southern California Posts: 1,357	I agree with Bailout. Seal your apartment with caulk and spackle, and keep everything clean. I would also check the condition of the carpet pad. Just because they replace the carpet doesn't necessarily mean they changed the pad.

08-16-2009, 04:07 PM	#28
JBougie Banned View User's Garage Drives: 2010 Yaris LB (Prev: 07 Sedan) Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Beech Bluff, TN Posts: 1,266	You guys put up with a lot more than I would :) lol

08-17-2009, 01:46 AM	#29
YarisSedan Drives: 08 Yaris Sedan Join Date: Oct 2008 Location: California - Bay Area Posts: 2,773	i sent a letter to project sentinal. Thanks for all the information and help. I feel much better now and less worried that i know which agencys to contact and my rights now as a tenant. Also I will be now more prepared for my next apartment as i may be renting for awile till i can afford my first house.