University Of Maryland Students Report Several Bedbug Infestations

After noticing strange bites on their bodies, several students in South Campus Commons 7 discovered they had bedbugs in their apartments.

Bedbugs have plagued Commons apartments for the last couple of years. They became such a prominent problem that Commons officials added a bedbug clause to the lease in May 2011, which states students must prove their rooms are bedbug-free when their leases end. While the addendum also requires tenants take certain precautions against bedbugs, such as not bringing in furniture from off the street and notifying management if they believe there may be an infestation in their apartment, students have still found themselves facing the same problems this year.

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