Is it your landlord's responsibility to exterminate for ants in your apartment?

Ants! Homeowners and renters alike often encounter these common, unwelcome visitors, especially during the summertime. Whether you've noticed a stray ant or two or you're battling a full-scale sudden infestation of ants, here is some advice for ridding your apartment of these ordinary household pests -- starting with informing your landlord about the problem.

Should My Landlord Exterminate My Apartment for Ants? takes you through the steps of informing your landlord about your ant problem, battling these pests inexpensively all on your own and following up with your landlord if an ant infestation is severe enough to make your apartment "unfit and uninhabitable," at which point it would, certainly, be your landlord's responsibility to address. See the article, too, for some options you have if you have a severe ant infestation in your apartment and your landlord refuses to act.



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