Found roach bait and droppings in new apartment
Spotting roach bait, droppings, and small German roaches on key pickup day triggers immediate panic for renters who are scheduled to move in immediately. With nowhere else to go and serious concerns about pet health, tenants are forced to leave the unit instead of settling into their space.
What people tried
Every workaround mentioned in the threads below. We haven’t tested any of them — and nobody here is claiming they worked.
Found another way around this?
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- 1Asking the landlord to hire an exterminatorDid this help you?
- 2Expecting occasional bugs in older unitsDid this help you?
- 3Throwing the affected dishes straight into the sink to wash themDid this help you?
- 4Asking online forums to identify the insect species to gauge the risk of infestationDid this help you?
In their words
Unedited, grouped by where they were said, most upvoted first within each place, each linked to the thread it came from.
“Got the keys today and had to leave bc this looks like roach bait and droppings 😭😭 I’m unfortunately very compulsive about my space and cleanliness and I do not know what the heck to do.”source ↗
“I have two cats as well, and I’m worried about their health. I’m supposed to move in TOMORROW and have no where else to go. Help please :(”source ↗
“I am honestly panicking. The roach is small so I'm assuming German.”source ↗