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lpbk2713

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6. Apparently management would rather pay a large amount in damages.

Reply to left-of-center2012 (Original post)

Sat Jul 7, 2018, 12:12 PM

Jul 2018

She could file a class action with the other tenants who have infestations.
If they found good representation not only would they break the tenants'
lease but they could get judgment for pain and suffering and mental anguish.

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Woman rushed to ER with brown recluse spider bites ... [View all] left-of-center2012 Jul 2018 OP

She needs to sue them right away. lark Jul 2018 #1

I rolled over in Bed some years ago onto a Brown Recluse Spider and it bit me....in addition to pain Pachamama Jul 2018 #2

I've read of people who have had to have limbs amputated from recluse bites. Kotya Jul 2018 #9

I was stung in the chest by one, near my heart. Blue_true Jul 2018 #11

Brown Recluse bites are awful. MineralMan Jul 2018 #3

Would setting off pesticide bombs that flood the apartment be the best way to kill them? Blue_true Jul 2018 #12

I don't know. I would not use such things in my home. MineralMan Jul 2018 #19

You are right about insecticides, but they beat a brown recluse bite. I had one before, nasty. nt Blue_true Jul 2018 #20

Good idea to never use insecticides in your house womanofthehills Jul 2018 #30

Yeah, I let them spray my condo once. Hassin Bin Sober Jul 2018 #23

There's often a centipede in my office area MineralMan Jul 2018 #24

I read that you can bring a praying mantis inside Mosby Jul 2018 #25

That is definitely a scary looking bite. nt oasis Jul 2018 #4

I got one in the chest, a couple inches from my heart. Blue_true Jul 2018 #13

I've read about your ordeal and the other's on this thread. oasis Jul 2018 #21

Yeah, I hope that I don't get bitten again. That was the scariest thing ever for me. nt Blue_true Jul 2018 #27

I was speaking to a hardware store manager, they're being shipped around country in mulch bags. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #5

So where are the bad mulch sources---I haven't a clue? virgogal Jul 2018 #8

When I did it, I never touched the mulch, always used garden tools, that worked well. Blue_true Jul 2018 #14

He didn't say. I mentioned I got Canadian Cedar, since using non-cedar is a termite magnet. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #16

You know I use the bed bug, flea, tick bombs here in Arkansas. LiberalArkie Jul 2018 #28

Diatomaceous Earth is great for controlling insects in the house, and it's really cheap. TheBlackAdder Jul 2018 #31

Thanks------that map will be very helpful. virgogal Jul 2018 #29

Apparently management would rather pay a large amount in damages. lpbk2713 Jul 2018 #6

Attorney said she has to prove the apartment is uninhabitable dalton99a Jul 2018 #7

The spiders shown are not brown recluse. panader0 Jul 2018 #10

The Violin Mark is usually much darker, and very distinguishable. Crutchez_CuiBono Jul 2018 #26

In Grapevine, Texas, a woman was bitten twice MicaelS Jul 2018 #15

Yikes! There's some high-octane nightmare fuel for you. backscatter712 Jul 2018 #17

My daughter's b/f was bitten by a brown recluse mokawanis Jul 2018 #18

That poor woman! I hope she sues! smirkymonkey Jul 2018 #22

Strange story, not just swallowing. Want to hear the rest. Hortensis Jul 2018 #32

OMG.. that sounds like one Cha Jul 2018 #33

Calling Mr. Avenatti. Calling Mr. Avenatti. Vinca Jul 2018 #34