Legal Question in Landlord & Tenant Law in Iowa

I had a bed bug issue in my apartment and my management got insecticide treatment done. Couple weeks later I got a $500 bill. So my question is
1) Who is responsible for that payment?
2) If I am reaponsible for this payment is it not their responsibility to tell me before hand and not just send me a bill saying that I owe them that much money?
3)Do I have a flexibility to chose which insecticide treatment company I get the treatment done with? Or May be even do the treatment myself?

Asked on 1/29/10, 12:07 pm

Robert Luedeman solo practitioner

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1. Your landlord is responsible unless you caused the infestation to happen.

2. See number 1.

3. Yes, but unless you are a licensed applicator forget about treating it yourself.

Answered on 2/03/10, 6:42 pm

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