Re: roaches in an apartment

Posted by Lina on March 19, 2002 at 18:54:41:

In Reply to: Re: roaches in an apartment posted by Paula on March 06, 2002 at 20:16:11:

: : My daughter and her husband are locked into a lease in a roach infested apartment in Norfolk, Virginia. The building has eight units. They have a cat and need an elimination solution that would be safe for their pet. They have had a professional spray the apartment, but it only worked a very short time. I realize they will probably have to treat the problem the entire time they are trapped there and continue the treatment when they move. Please, any suggestions will be welcomed.

: One time a long time ago someone in an apartment clear at the other end of the complex I was living in reported she had roaches to the manager but the managers had to go and "treat" ALL of the units in the complex. I remember because it was a real pain removing everything out of my kitchen cupboards and drawers. I think the OWNER of the complex should be threatened to be reported to the health department if he doesn't hire proffesionals to come and treat (spray) all of the apartments....Your daughter should not have to shell out a penny to correct this problem....
: LEASE OR NOT. By the way...she has a very good reason to break the lease....they would have to let them out of it with this serious health hazord. Trust me...they are not just in her apartment only.

I had the same problem in an older apartment. Our landlord would not spray because she thought we were just leaving food out. Those roaches ate through, for example, the cardboard boxes of cereal and then the plastic bags inside so it was not us. We finally used boraic acid around the cabinets, it is safe to humans and pets, and put EVERYTHING in tupperware that was not canned.

Follow Ups: