Property Management

A West Virginia apartment building owner who discovers a bedbug infestation in multiple units is responsible for:

AInforming tenants that bedbugs are their personal responsibility
BAddressing the infestation as a habitability issue, since bedbugs make the unit unfit for habitation✓ Correct
COnly treating the units that are visibly infested
DReducing rent for affected tenants without treating the infestation

Explanation

Bedbug infestations can make a unit uninhabitable and violate the WV Landlord-Tenant Act's implied warranty of habitability. Landlords have an obligation to remediate infestations as a habitability matter.

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