LFUCG Housing Code treats bed bug infestation as a habitability defect; landlords must professionally treat reported infestations in multi-unit buildings and cannot rent units with active infestation.
LFUCG Code Chapter 22 requires rental dwellings to be free of insects and vermin at the start of tenancy. Bed bug complaints route to Code Enforcement; inspectors verify infestation, then issue notices requiring licensed pest professional treatment, typically two to three rounds spaced two weeks apart. In multi-unit buildings, landlords must inspect adjoining units because bugs migrate through walls and electrical penetrations. Tenants must cooperate by laundering bedding, reducing clutter, and granting access. Re-renting a known infested unit without certified treatment violates the housing code. The Kentucky Uniform Residential Landlord Tenant Act (KRS 383.595), adopted by Lexington, also requires landlords to maintain habitable premises.
Landlords renting infested units, refusing to treat after notice, or failing to treat adjoining units face Code Enforcement Board fines and possible rental registration consequences under Chapter 22.
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