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Rules Committee forwards ordinance to strengthen bed‑bug reporting, training and disclosure
Summary
The Rules Committee advanced an ordinance directing the Department of Public Health to expand written tenant/owner guidance, create a training curriculum for pest control and property managers, require two‑year disclosure of infestation history on request, and require quarterly pest‑control reporting to DPH; the committee moved the item forward with amendments and no opposition.
Supervisor Jane Kim on Thursday introduced legislation she said grew from two and a half years of work by a citywide bed‑bug working group, aiming to clarify responsibilities and collect better data on infestations.
The ordinance—as read into the record by the clerk—would require the Department of Public Health to produce written information about the rights and responsibilities of tenants, property owners and pest‑control operators; develop a training curriculum on bed‑bug abatement; require owners to respond to infestation complaints; require property owners to disclose a unit’s bed‑bug history for the previous two years upon tenant request; require pest‑control operators (PCOs) to report abatements to DPH quarterly; and establish enforcement procedures and related environmental findings.
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