The Worthfield Apartments    |    The Apartment Group, (Broder &Sachse (new Mngmnt))    |    Southfield    ,    Michigan 48227    Landlord Complaint 23-3709

I have never encountered bed bugs until summer/fall of 2013. I reported this issue right away to The Apartment Group the previous owners who I have gladly paid rent to for the last 4yrs. After returning home from work I witnessed approximately 18 mattresses out side at the apartment dumpster. I began inquiring and learned that the building was under an epidemic of bed bugs. In the very near future, a couple weeks later my son Rafi had over 200 bites all over his chest and legs which I snaped pictures of and sought medical attention. I too threw out my sofa, beds, pillows and all blankets. I was perplexed, the Apartment Group assured me the entire building was going under extermination. They came out but not for the bed bugs, instead they sprayed for roaches and layed traps for mice. After, calling back to the office I was told that the maintenance man can bring buy a couple of cans of bed bug spray but that was all they could do. So I took that and funded the rest of the supplies myself, including mattresses, new blankets and pillows. Fast Foward: a year later I have been fighting them with cleanliness, alcohol in a spray bottle, and bed bug spray from Rite Aide and needless to say A Thousand Bites later I have not had a peaceful nights rest yet. I am terrified when I close my eyes. I sleep for fifteen minutes at a time but then I'm back up looking and scratching uncontrollably, this is hell. I am forced to move. The New Management team Broder &Sachse has taken over the property the first of the year and they did walk throughs and inspections 1/8/2014 in which I exclaimed to have bed bugs I was told they would send inspectors out to access and/or exterminate, they were here yesterday 2/19/14 for the first time but again here to spray for roaches, one spray behind the stove and one wipe of chemical in one cabinet and they were ready to go, I reminded them that bed bugs were here and in condesending disbelief he bothered to take a closer look, and low and behold there they were. Although he was amp to get heat treatments scheduled in the next week or two, I have just had enough. This entire building is contaminated. I have big cracks along the seam of my walls and ceilings a leaky toilet floor board heaters that kick out a lot of soot which creates upper resportory issues old carpet and my front door that sits at least 1/4 inch of the floor, hall way carpet that is mildewed. I would like to see State Board inspectors out here.