Elderly Cincinnati Tenants In Bedbug-Infested Building Send S.O.S.; Landlord, City Refuse Assistance In Battle Against Blood Suckers

In Cincinnati, Ohio, WLWT-TV Channel 5 reports:

• A Tri-State apartment building for seniors is infested with bed bugs and the residents are claiming that nobody will give them the help they need. The Cincinnati Health Department said the responsibility for battling the bugs lies with the landlord. However, residents said they've been begging for help for years to no avail.

• Deborah Scott said the only defense against the dreaded blood-sucking fiends is her bottle of bug spray. Other residents of the Hillrise Apartments for Seniors in College Hill use their own weapons such as stuffing towels under their doors. The suffering seniors said they buildings management is aware of the problem but has done little to battle the bugs.

For more, see Seniors Battle Bed Bugs At Infested Apartment Complex (Residents Say No One Will Help Them).