HOAleader.com - Tip of the Week - January 27, 2012
Published: Thu, 01/26/12
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Bedbugs in Your HOA? Really? Yes, Really!
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This week's tip may make your skin crawl. I apologize
in advance! But it also might help you prevent a
real infestation.
They're rare, but HOAs are starting to encounter the
disgusting creatures known as bedbugs. "Thank god,
but no, I've not had one bedbug case!" reports
Ben Solomon, an attorney and founder of the Association
Law Group in Miami Beach, Fla., who advises more than 500
associations and also represents developers through his
second law firm, Solomon & Furshman LLP.
"Thankfully, I haven't had clients with bedbugs,"
echoes Duane McPherson, Addison, Texas-based western
region division president at RealManage, an association
management firm that oversees properties in Arizona,
California, Colorado, Florida, Louisiana, Nevada,
and Texas.
Nathaniel Abbate Jr.'s clients haven't been as lucky.
"Yes, I've had clients that have had bedbugs,"
reports the partner at Makower Abbate & Associates
PLLC in Farmington Hills, Mich., who represents
associations. "Obviously, it's a problem related to
mainly stacked condos, not subdivisions."
Even if your HOA hasn't seen a single bedbug, that
doesn't mean you don't need to get on top of the
issue--even if you live in the toniest of properties.
"On the issue of vermin generally, all multifamily
buildings have to have a program of extermination,"
says Robert Galvin, a partner at Davis, Malm &
D'Agostine PC in Boston who specializes in
representing condos and co-ops. "I don't care if
it's the Ritz. The pesky little critters will
sooner or later appear, and you really have to
exterminate the whole building because if you don't,
they'll just move from unit to unit."
McPherson also suggests getting ahead on the issue
of bedbugs. "That's one of the most worrisome things
we all need to think about as far as condo living,"
he says. "If you travel, it's very easy to bring
them home. And once bedbugs establish themselves,
it's extremely difficult to get rid of them."
Abbate and McPherson suggest you adopt a clear
bedbug policy for both owners and tenants in your
property. Find out what to address in our new
article: http://www.hoaleader.com/members/673.cfm
Best regards,
Matt Humphrey
President
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