What can be legally done about bed bugs in a hotel?
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What can be legally done about bed bugs in a hotel?
We staying in a hotel and my mother was bitten by bed bug bites. Upon returning we brought back the bed bugs now my home has bed bugs. I have bites on my body. What can I do legally about this situation. The hotel manager offered us another room will provide 1/2 of hotel fee. I need to go to the doctor have my place exterminated today. All of this will be costly.
Asked on December 29, 2011 under Business Law, Illinois
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FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney / FreeAdvice Contributing Attorney
Answered 12 years ago | Contributor
If you brought bed bugs back to your home from the hotel where you have to pay to get the vermin eradicated, I would write the hotel a letter stating the problem that you have sending it a copy of the bill for their removal, including doctor visits. Most likely the hotel that you stayed at has log notes of having to pay to eliminate the bed bugs during the time you were at it. Keep a copy of the letter for future need and reference.
If you do not receive an acceptable response from the hotel about paying your bill, then your recourse most likely will be small claims court against it.
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