Does anyone have advice for desperate woman trying to break the lease because roaches wont leave apt.?

Question

i have a very serious roach infestation. apt manager sends same company 2 times a month. does not work. these pests crawl in my bed on me! i cant cook because they smell the food. 100's appear from everywhere i am not exagerating. i cant even leave a cup with adrink un attended they will smell it. the worse is not being able to cook. and they crawl on us. we have never had these before .help... please. p,s. apt mngr. is pleasant so far but calls the same company out that doesnt work on them. can i break my lease. i cant live with these panic attacks on a nightly basis. and no sleep for fear they crawl on me as soon as i close my eyes. i am very clean. no food in my trash cans no food on counters. i have lived here 2 1/2 yrs. any advice. i also try almost all over the counter remedies. peace to you and thank-you for your time....sheryl las vegas

Answer 1

get a lawyer or go ahead break lease when they take you to court have pictures of your roach problem also send and keep certifed letter of your intentions of moving to owners of aparments

Answer 2

sprinkle boric acid powder around all the baseboards, and under all the cabinets, they will walk in it and carry it back to there nest and it will kill all of them--will work--i used get up in the middle of the night and turn the light on and they were everywhere  and now i never see any

Answer 3

Ask the landlord to get someone different because the one that has been coming isn't working.  If that doesn't work call the health inspector and see if they can help out.  Write down any incident with the roaches, seeing them, not being able to cook, panic attacks, anything that happens.  You may need that for landlord/tennant court.  They are the ones that are there to settle differences or difficulties between you.  You can also check with your local news stations for a "Call for Action" or "In your Corner" , some kind of a consumer protection news team.  Maybe the exterminator is spraying with a watered down pesticide & charging full price.  If they are only spraying your apartment and none of the others, spraying won't work.  

One thing to keep in mind, if you do get out of your lease, roaches will travel with you in the boxes you pack up.  You will have to do something about the possibility of transporting your problem with you.  I would pack it all in one of those PODs and bug bomb it, probably several times.

In the mean time, maybe thissite can help:

http://www.howtogetridofstuff.com

Select the "Pests" tab and pick your problem pest.