Anonymous on 05/23/2012
Moving out so I had posted my bed for sale and was contacted by the tenant directly above my suit in Douglas House. She had to have her apartment gutted and carpets replaced, sprayed etc due to bedbugs in the month of May. No notice was circulated by management to inform other tenants. Sold my couch to a fellow on the 12th floor of Douglas House 2 days later and he had the same experience. Gutted the apartment, new carpets etc but still no information from management to other tenants. For the mo
nth of May there has been graffiti in the elevators stating Beach Towers= Bedbugs and Drugs. I spoke to management about it and was told there was one case of bedbugs a year and a half ago. Thankfully I have not had an issue but check daily for signs of them. Seems that management is not being honest about the issue and is only dealing with the issue on an individual apartment basis instead of treating the entire floor.
Joann on 03/10/2011
We beat the bed bugs at Beach Towers. We think of ourselves as clean people and were shocked when we discovered some bugs on our bed sheets. We believe we might have brought them in when we came back from staying in a hotel in L.A. We then notified the office to let them know what we had found. We were also worried that we might have to pay out of pocket for the expense of spraying our suite. We were told that Beach Towers would cover the entire cost of the spraying. We were given a form to sig
n. We then contacted the man who does the spraying and he was very helpful in letting us know what needed to be done. It was very time consuming getting our suite ready but well worth it. We needed to put all of our clothing into bags and put into the bathtub. We also needed to pull everything away from the wall and into the middle of the room and to unplug appliances. We were advised to get rid of our mattress and couch. Both the couch and mattress had seen better days so we decided to part with them. After the spraying we had to wait for 6 hours to return back to our apartment. The next day we bought a new mattress and cover and waited a few more weeks to buy a new couch(just to ensure we had no more bed bugs). It has been about 7 months now and we have had no more problems with bed bugs. We are extra careful when we travel. When we return home from a trip we wash our clothes in hot water right away and vacuum our apartment every second day.
We have lived at Beach Towers for over 4 years. We love the location-it is very peaceful and a lovely place to live. We talked to our neighbours and their suites were also inspected. Thankfully their suites were ok.
We realize bed bugs are a common occurrence in the West End and we are glad that the management at Beach Towers were ardent in their effort to eradicate them from our suite.
Anonymous on 03/03/2011
I have been having a bedbug problem in Laurier House since June 2010. I informed the management as soon as I discovered the bugs, however after 4 spraying the problem still persists. The management is trying its best to keep this huge problem as a secret and do not inform the tenants accordingly. In my case they did not even check my next door neighbours' apartments after I told them I had bedbugs. but sure enough once they got them checked (after I insisted to do so too much), they discovered b
edbugs in my next door units as well. this is not being proactive. I hold the management responsible for worsening the problem by not being proactive and for not having a solid strategy such as regular spraying of floors and even units until the situation becomes manageable.
The bedbug situation in Laurier House is really bad and getting worse.
Anonymous on 02/22/2011
February 22, 2011
There are bed bug exoskeletons and other obvious evidence in my mattress in the Laurier tower. The management knows about the problem from the previous report in January. They sent Two inspection notices for February 10th and 17th asking us to remove bed linens, but they didn't mention bed bugs to us and still haven't addressed if they plan to do anything about it. I have been sleeping on the couch in the meantime.
Anonymous on 01/30/2011
Saturday, January 29 2011. Laurier Tower. Had been experiencing itchy bite-like spots but uncertain as to cause and where these may have come from. Bed bugs were suggested as a possible cause by doctor.
Watched an internet video to get some sense as to what these bugs look like and where they might lurk, tips on looking for bug excrement and exuvia (cast off exo-skeletons).
Changing bedding exposed one bed bug (quite positive on the ID) on top of mattress. Boxspring was directly o
n carpet and when lifted up revealed several others. Excrement noticed on wooden nightstand/tables and bed bugs exposed when tables were lifted up.
Have not yet contacted bldg management to advise of problem, but will do so. Have temporarily removed box-spring and mattress to balcony and am wishing for a strong vacuum cleaner!
Now to figure out next steps for treating my apartment (etc.). As a part-time resident, I hope the bugs have not travelled with me to my other residence.
Anonymous on 09/02/2010
We received a notice too and thankfully nothing was found. The building management was awesome in making sure that our suite was clean and found NO bed bugs!!
We once lived in a building in the West End where the management was not proactive at all. We constantly heard of suites becoming infested and it seemed nothing was ever done. Since moving to Beach Towers we have had no problems whatsoever.
Anonymous on 08/24/2010
We recived notice on Aug 19/10 that bedbugs had been reported in some units in Douglas Tower. The apartments were checked and those that have them were informed on Aug 23/10
The exterminator is scheduled to arrive on Aug 26/10
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