Resources About Bedbugs
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- Fact sheets prepared by the Massachusetts Justice Project, in English and Spanish, about steps tenants can take, and their legal rights, if they have bedbugs.
- National Center for Healthy Housing -- Feb 2010 Report: What's Working for Bed Bug Control in Multifamily Housing: Reconciling best practices with research and the realities of implementation
- New England Bed Bug Forum -- bedbug information, tracking and discussion in the New England area, including a section on bedbug litigation
- New York City passes the Bedbug Disclosure Act, a law requiring landlords to inform prospective tenants about bedbug infestations
- Guidelines for Prevention and Management of Bed Bugs in Shelters and Group Living Facilities (Cornell University)
- Don’t Let Them Bite: Defining the Responsibilities of Landlords and Tenants in the Event of a Bedbug Infestation, by Samuel R. Gilbert (George Washington Law Review, Nov. 2011)
- HUD Notice H 2012-5 (April 23, 2012) -- Guidelines on Addressing Infestations in HUD-insured and Assisted Multifamily Housing
- HUD Notice PIH 2012-17 (February 28, 2012) -- Guidelines on Bedbug Control and Prevention in Public Housing
- Protocals for the Prevention and Control of Bed Bugs in Multiunit Housing (University of MA Extension, Boston Public Health Commission, Boston Housing Authority, & c., October 2009)
- HUD memo on Bed Bug Infestation Guidance (July 21, 2011)
- Protocols for the Prevention and Control of Bed Bugs in Multiunit Housing (Inspectional Services Department, Boston, October 2009)
- Top Ten Bed Bugs Tips (EPA, June 16, 2010)
- Michigan Manual for the Prevention and Control of Bed Bugs (Michigan Department of Community Health, Michigan Bed Bug Working Group, September 2010)
- REAC Notice & Bed Bugs and Popular Questions RE: Section 8 (Los Angeles Office of Public Housing, Quarterly Newsletter Issue 9, October-December 2010)
- Tools for Addressing Tenancy Issues, See Bed Bugs Section (MassHousing's 2010 Community Services Conference, Challenging Issues in Tenancy: Tools for Lease Education & Compliance)
- Battling Bed Bugs in Apartments, (Pest Control Technology (PCT) 2011)
(To see individual cases or hearing decisions, search using the term bedbugs.)