Louisville landlords must respond to tenant bed bug complaints and arrange professional treatment under habitability obligations. LMPHW investigates rental infestations and can order abatement under Louisville Metro Code Chapter 96 housing standards.
Under Louisville Metro Code Chapter 156 housing maintenance standards and Kentucky's Uniform Residential Landlord and Tenant Act (URLTA, KRS §383.595), residential rental units must be fit for habitation, which includes freedom from infestation. Landlords are responsible for arranging licensed pest control treatment of bed bugs in multi-unit buildings, particularly when units share walls. Tenants must cooperate with treatment preparation. LMPHW investigates complaints, may inspect units, and issue notices to abate. Repeated failure to treat can trigger code-enforcement liens and rental-permit consequences.
Landlord failure to treat after notice may result in habitability claims, rent escrow, code liens, and civil penalties; tenant refusal to prepare can shift liability for re-infestation.
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