Albany, NY Public Health Rules: Bed-Bug Rules (2026)
Key Facts
- Enforcing agency
- Dept. of Buildings and Regulatory Compliance
- Notice before remediation
- at least 48 hours
- One-family rental extermination cost
- occupant pays
- Adjacent units
- treated too if infested
Summary
Albany's Department of Buildings and Regulatory Compliance can order proof of extermination once a bed bug or pest infestation is confirmed, and tenants must cooperate with remediation instructions within 48 hours notice.
When a pest, bedbug or other insect or rodent infestation... has been identified by the Department of Buildings and Regulatory Compliance..., the Department shall contact the premises owner and require the owner to provide proof of extermination/pest control services. ... No tenant shall willfully refuse to comply with reasonable written instructions from a landlord, pest control operator or the Department... to prepare the dwelling unit for remediation of an infestation of pests, insects or rodents, including bed bugs..., at least 48 hours prior to remediation.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4873446; v61 updated 2026-03-18; through 03-18-2026).
Full Breakdown
City Code § 231-93(E) lets the Department of Buildings and Regulatory Compliance investigate any pest, bed bug, or rodent infestation after a routine inspection or a tenant complaint, and it can require the property owner to submit proof of extermination or pest control service. If a professional exterminator finds infestation in adjoining units or common areas, those must be treated too. Tenants must comply with written remediation instructions from the landlord, a pest control operator, or the Department, provided they get at least 48 hours notice; refusal is a code violation. In a one-family rental, the occupant covers the extermination cost.
Violations & Fines
Failure to remediate, or a tenant's willful refusal to comply with written extermination instructions, violates City Code § 231-93 and can trigger code enforcement action against the owner or tenant.
Frequently Asked Questions
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