downtowner on 12/13/2011

December 9th 2011

I too was afraid bedbugs were in my unit as i heard other tenants talk about them but was very relieved when Mainstay inspected the building and a tenant told me only 3 units has bedbugs out of 29. my worker told me to pay attention and if i see anything i think may be a bedbug i should alert Mainstay. i am glad poeple are taking this bedbug situation seriously because with the economy, many people are losing their jobs and are ending up on the street. i love the location i

disgruntled on 12/12/2011

This is a follow up to the previous report. I had been without bed bugs or bed bug bites for a year, and had not complained.

Mainstay Housing gave me a notice of entry for Thursday, 3 November 2011.

On that date a team from East West Pest Control inspected my apartment for "bed bugs / mice / roaches" of which I had none.

The next day I awoke with two fresh bites on my forehead.

The following day I felt an itch and managed to kill a bedbug while it was feeding on me.

It has been o

Living the Nightmare on 03/22/2010

This building is heavily infested with bedbugs and cockroaches. The owner, Mainstay Housing, does contract a pest control company (East West Pest Control) to do occasional spraying, but they are wholly infective.

I have lived in this building for many years. For the past 2 years there has been a cycle of, 1. verifying that there is a problem (i.e. bites, and or sightings of bedbugs), 2. having your unit sprayed twice, 3. discovering that the problem has remained after the spraying, or that i