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With the recent uprising of bed bug infestations in the United States, several states have introduced legislation to mitigate this pest. Currently there are some states with laws already enacted to address this problem. Recently, state-wide legislation was passed in Maine, New Jersey and New York.
The law in New York only pertains to areas within New York City, although there are plans to introduce similar legislation that would apply to the whole state. Former New York state Governor David Paterson signed this bed bug legislation in late August, 2010; it decrees that landlords must disclose any history of bed bugs in a building within the preceding year to prospective tenants. In 2009 there were 11,000...