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  1. #1
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    Default Pesticide Exposure in an Apartment Complex

    My question involves landlord-tenant law in the State of: Florida

    Hello,
    I am currently renting, under a Housing Property Manager that acquired the property through a land lease and a purchase of existing improvement to include future improvements. Last fall 2013 the property manager took over and provided landscaping through a subcontractor.
    The subcontractor chemically edged fence lines, structures, parks, inside fenced yards just about everywhere normal edging would be required. I promptly called the appropriate authorities including the property manager. The property manager assured me that no further spraying would be conducted but I would need to also speak to the subcontractor. Upon speaking to the subcontractor representative I did not receive this same assurance. So I filed a complaint with the EPA. Ultimately, the complaint was investigated and several violations were cited, i.e. spraying pesticides without a license, misuse of product, etc. The drift, overspray and leaching is awful, I cannot even find any pictures online that even close to this.
    Prior to the first spraying the tenants received no notification and it was not until there were huge areas turning brown and the sidewalks were streaked with orange run off. I have many pictures of before during and after the initial spraying including this years the dead zones created from last year’s spraying.
    Here it is fall 2014 and they are spraying again the same chemicals and with an email of prior notification stating sometime in the next week they will be spraying. I have requested the MSDS for both treatments and received outdated MSDS one of which had transferred companies in 1998. The MSDS they provided to me was not the same that was provided in the EPA report.
    My family and I should be entitled to a healthy living environment and provided by a property management firm that can be trusted. I would appreciate any help or advice provided. I have a lot of documentation on this manner to support my claims with facts.

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    Default Re: Pesticide Exposure Round Ii

    I suggest you move when your lease is up if you are not happy with maintenance.

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    Default Re: Pesticide Exposure in an Apartment Complex

    You appear to be talking about an herbicide, not a pesticide. Herbicides kill vegetation. Pesticides kill insects.

    Your complaint appears to be cosmetic. Is there more to the complaint?

    If the landscapers have not obtained proper licenses for their activities, you can again report them.

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    Default Re: Pesticide Exposure in an Apartment Complex

    If you are seeing dollar signs flashing before your eyes, forget it.

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