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• Health of your residents. Many pests and the droppings they leave behind carry disease and contaminate food. Insect bites can trigger allergic reac- tions or transfer diseases. • Property reputation. There is noth- ing quite like unsightly bugs to ruin the reputation of an apartment or other residential community. Good tenants won’t put up with it. Vacancy rates go up, and in order to rent the units, good tenants may be replaced by problem tenants. • Lawsuits. With serious infestations, affected residents could mean law- suits. The building owner and prop- erty managers could be named defendants in suits to recover dam- ages to property and personal injury. • Maintenance and Repair Issues. Pest infestations can cause maintenance and repair problems. And not just ter- mites. Infestations of carpenter ants, carpenter bees, mice, squirrels, and other wildlife can all lead to signifi- cant property damage. Condominiums, apartment complex- es, and other multi-family environments pose a number of unique pest con- trol challenges. To do it right takes concerted effort and planning. The best way to handle pest infestations in community properties is through prevention – by working with a pest control professional to stop bugs from entering your buildings in the first place. Prevention requires periodic thorough inspections to ensure that there are no conditions conducive to insects like standing water, open gar-

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