Who is responsible for cockroaches and ants?

I had a quick look and can't find legislation for it.

In WA - if there is ants in the paving and concrete who is responsible to treat it?

In Qld - If there is your normal cockroach in the house, who is responsible to treat it if there is a few? I'm guessing they are coming in from the palm trees in Brisbane? Last treated ten months ago.

Thanks!

 

There's a fairly good guide for SA ruling on this here SA.GOV.AU - Repairs and maintenance , I assume other states would be similar.

General gist is landlord for anything at the start of tenancy.

Once tenant living there it comes down to whether its related to tenant living standards. Landlord to remove possums, termites and birds. Tenant likely for anything else. Obviously any situation will come down to its merits and circumstances.

 

Well depends on if you believe in creation or evolution I guess...

 

I agree blame god.

 

Landlord for first 3 months of the tenancy and tenant after that

 

Legislation doesn't specify a timeframe.

 

I've found this for Queensland so if the tenants have moved in a month ago it would have made more sense to have it sprayed between the tenants rather than now. I Don't know if they came out of their packing boxes at the end of the day! The PM wanted me also to pay a pool contractor to teach the tenants how to maintain the pool which I declined and told them to get advice and water tested from a pool shop. I think I might just spray in Spring to try to keep the peace and pay for baits now.

 

If they don't know how to maintain a pool they shouldn't have applied for a property with one, or they can learn at their own expense. In my experience, do a chemical test as part of the entry report and want it back at the same levels once they leave. Provide all the necessary equipment though - filter in good working order, creepy crawly, cover, etc.

 

In NSW the landlord must keep the residence verim free. This includes bed bugs even if the tenants bring them in - and a lot of international tourists carry them, especially in suitcases.

It's the landlord.

 

Actually it's only the landlord's responsibility at the commencement of the tenancy and isn't an ongoing obligation here. After all, why should landlords pay for grubby tenants who keep pets who attract certain vermin or who live like pigs and don't take steps to maintain a clean property?
Read NSW Fair Trading summary here Pests_and_vermin

 

It's a grey area legislatively in QLD, but best practice is to;

1. Establish that there is an infestation (not just a couple of bugs).
2. Determine whether the tenant is responsible for the infestation or not (can be all manner of causes).

If there is an infestation and the tenant is not responsible, the Landlord has a responsibility to provide pest control.

 

Whoever continues too feed them is resonsible for good housing for them.