Exterminator?

Question

I'm renting a property in joint tenancy with another student. We found ants in the kitchen yesterday... A lot. We've been here for like 6 months now and not had a problem but since it's so early I'm worried it will only get worse... Ant powder can only do so much lol. Hypothetically, if we needed an exterminator, who woud foot the bill; us tenants or the landlady?

Thanks

In response to comments, yep we're spick and span... We moved in in summer aware there was probably an ants nest in the surrounding area...

Answer 1

Since you've lived there for 6 months, the likelihood is that something you are doing is attracting the ants. I assume you moved into an ant-free flat ?

My tenants had mice, and I arranged and paid for the local council to exterminate them, but I was very insistent that they read the list of do's and don'ts supplied by the Council, and said next time they would have to pay. They were leaving the washing up for days, not cleaning the hob and there was food all over the floor.

When the mice returned a few months later, I called the Council again, but deducted the cost from their deposit when they left. The new tenants are clean and no mice have been seen since they arrived.

You could ask your landlord, but she would be within her rights to ask you to pay for the extermination.

Answer 2

Let's see; the property belongs to the landlord, the ants like the landlords property, you rented the landlords property but not the ants. Unless the lease says otherwise the landlord should find a better location for the ants.

Answer 3

So long as you are keeping everything in clean and good working order your landlord may help. if not its your problem.hygene is the key to helping your case.

Answer 4

Report it to the land lady as she has a duty of care to her tennants.

Answer 5

sure