In Colorado, landlords are legally required to maintain safe and sanitary living conditions. But for several residents of Liggins Tower, a senior living complex in Denver’s Park Hill neighborhood, months of unresolved bed bug issues have left them feeling helpless.
Nora McClain, 67, has been battling bed bugs in her apartment for months.
“I had to get another mattress. Every time you turn around, you’ve got a note on your door,” McClain said. A notice delivered to her door warned of a treatment scheduled for May 21.
At the time the notice was delivered, the Denver Department of Public Health and Environment reported only one active bed bug case in a specific unit, which property management was treating…