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PCO's are at risk of being named in a law suit. If your an apartment manager you will be named in the law suit.
Follow the action plan
Landlord or Motel Must Act
Ongoing duty to inestigate
Implied warranty of habitability
you are warranting you do not have bed bugs, the landlord must search for defects.
When Liability will arise - you must check for bed bugs!
Consumer fraud statute
Unfair deceptive acts & practices
rental units may not illeagle hazzards that endanger the occupants well-being or make the unit unfit for habitation. A landlord who rents an apart impliedly represents that it is in compliance with the applicapible health and safety codes.
UDAP statute