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AL HB814
Bill
Status
4/6/2010
Primary Sponsor
Mike Hill
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AI Summary
HB814 Summary
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Establishes the Alabama Multi-Dwelling Bed Bug Control Act to regulate bed bug control responsibilities in multi-family residential buildings, noting bed bug populations have increased 500 percent in recent years.
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Requires landlords to maintain buildings free of bed bug infestations, inspect units within 5 days of tenant notice, begin control treatment within 10 days of confirmed infestation, provide 24 hours written notice before entry, and grants landlords liability protection except in cases of gross negligence.
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Obligates tenants to report suspected bed bug infestations in writing within 48 hours, maintain units free of infestation, grant landlord access for inspections and treatment, and comply with pest control protocols; failure to report results in tenant liability for all control costs including surrounding units.
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Mandates the Alabama Department of Public Health publish and distribute at no cost an educational pamphlet in English and Spanish containing bed bug identification, prevention measures, risk factors, and statements of tenant and landlord legal rights and obligations.
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Takes effect October 1, 2010, and supersedes any conflicting county, municipal, or general state laws.
Legislative Description
Bed bugs, control in multi-dwelling residential buildings, legislative findings, definitions, landlord obligations, tenant obligations, publication of pamphlets by Health Department regarding bed bug identification, preention, and reporting of infestations, liability for damages, Multi-Dwelling Bed Bug Control Act
Health
Last Action
Read for the first time and referred to the House of Representatives committee on Health
4/6/2010