I have 450 sq ft that's on the ground floor. Like almost 0 elevation at all from street level. 100 year old building. I live a 10 minutes walk away from the Pacific Coast, SF climate

Every time I wake up and go to the bathroom, I see 2-5 insects in it. 1-2 are cockroaches, rest are some other small thing. Flies maybe? Always see some cockroach droppings on sink counter that I have to spray and wipe down

Every time I leave a room dark for a few hours and turn on the lights, I always see 1-3 insects

During the day with lights on, I notice 1-4 insects per hour in various places excluding tiny fruit flies. Those I probably see like 5 times a day

Problem has been getting worse since I've moved in but this is also the first summer I've lived through in this place

And if I need pest control, how much work is it to have them come in? Should I just move apartments if I need them?

  • LanyrdSkynrd [comrade/them, any]
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    22 days ago

    Pest control is the landlords responsibility. Usually big landlords want to take care of a roach infestation because it can spread to other apartments and become a much more expensive issue.

    If you live in an apartment building, they could be coming from some neighbor who has a bad infestation. In that case you need the landlord to deal with it because extermination won't stop them from coming back unless they treat every apartment.

    • GaveUp [love/loves]
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      22 days ago

      In that case you need the landlord to deal with it because extermination won't stop them from coming back unless they treat every apartment.

      This is what I expect and would rather move than deal with them treating the entire building which the risk it comes back