Ingredients
- Your landlord’s phone number
- 1 demand letter
- Your municipal city inspector’s fax number
- Lots of sealed food containers
Ants can range from 1 millimetre to 13 millimetres in size and are generally black, brown, red or yellow in colour. While these little pests seem to be everywhere, don’t worry, the vast majority of species of ants are harmless. Even so, it is your landlord’s responsibility to make your home ant-free!
Instructions:
- Call your landlord and inform them that your apartment is infested as soon as you see ants; do not wait for the problem to go away by itself. Your landlord should act immediately and either call an exterminator or purchase traps for your apartment.
- In the meantime, place any food that may come into contact with the ants in sealed food containers.
Tip: this is a generally good practice to prevent any pests from chowing down on your food.If your landlord does not act or the problem persists with extermination or traps: - Write a demand letter and send it through registered mail requesting further action for the removal of the pests. If problems persist:
- Open a file for a hearing at the Régie du logement.
- Fax your local city inspector the demand letter you sent your landlord.
For more information:
http://healthycanadians.gc.ca/healthy-living-vie-saine/environment-environnement/pesticides/ants-fourmis-eng.php
FAQ
I’m pretty sure the ants are coming from my neighbour’s apartment, what should I do?
Can my landlord intervene at any point during this process?
What if I send my landlord a letter but not through registered mail?
Can I ask to be reimbursed for any damaged items (contaminated food) in my apartment due to the pests?
