Bed bug reports in Baltimore County apartment complexes are increasing.  Within the last several weeks, we have received a high number of phone calls from tenants in multi-unit apartment complexes dealing with apartment bed bug infestations.  These recent...

Hotels have a duty to provide a safe, clean and sanitary room to their guests. When a hotel fails to protect their guests from an infestation of bed bugs, the hotel is liable for the damages suffered by its guests. As awareness of hotel bed bug claims spread, fewer...

A single bed bug was found in a filing room in the District Court of Maryland in Towson, MD, according to an article in the Baltimore Sun.  According to the article, canines are being brought in to sniff out the bed bugs.  Based on our experience, all bed...

All hotels are required to carry liability insurance.  We have never had a case where the hotel’s insurance policy does not cover injuries arising from bed bugs. However, many people do not realize that injuries caused by bed bugs are actionable....

Most of us pay taxes. Most of us rarely call the Health Department. When bed bugs come into the picture at a hotel or apartment building, it is a good time to see your tax dollars in action. Call the Health Department and make a report of bed bugs. The Health...

October 30, 2014 – Who has to pay for bed bug pest control services?  The answer depends on the local county or city laws and the facts of each specific situation.  The local laws can take into account variables such as whether the infested rental unit...

October 28, 2014 – Anyone who has ever been bitten by bed bugs while they slept knows that it can feel like the nightmare keeps going even when they wake up.  Not only is that person aware that tiny bugs were crawling over their body, biting their...

October 23, 2014 – Recently the question was posed, “Why do people sue over bed bug claims?”  Often times, there is no choice but to file a lawsuit when faced with an insufficient, “take it or leave it,” offer from a claims...

October 13, 2014 – Recently, Business Insider published a great article on the exact subject:  See the article here. What we also recommend is simply to ask: Ask the front desk employee at check-in whether the room has had any reports of bed bugs...