jessica
it seems as though i've been able to avoid the
dogs in the apartment for the night. to be clear: my opposition is that i
don't want strange animals parading through here. i would not oppose a
human inspector.
that said, i understand that i cannot
stall forever. so, i will have to allow the inspection, should cooler
heads not prevail. just allow me to quickly make the following points,
both to attempt to persuade you to halt and to make clear where i stand
should the dog track anything in.
1. there are no bed bugs in the unit.
2. bed bugs are not like roaches or air-borne pathogens. they must be carried from place to place.
3.
a detector dog is a perfect transmission vehicle. it actively seeks
them out, thereby volunteering itself as a ship from them to sail on.
4.
it is consequently dangerous and irrational to allow a detector dog to
move through the unit. there are no bugs in the unit now. there may be
by the time it's done.
so, if you insist, i cannot stop
you - i can only stall the process, in hopes that whatever media-fueled
hysteria behind this comes to pass. but, should the dog "find"
anything, i will legally argue to the maximum extent of my ability that
it was the dog, itself, that brought them in.
there are no bed bugs in this unit.
the landlord
Jessica,
I have become aware of the situation and I know my brother does not
have good judgment or thinks things through. I will be around as soon as
I can. Please wait till I get there. I have told my brother to find a
bug for proof and not be so stupid to believe a bug smelling dog! I
believe there are no bed bugs at this point.
