Bed Bugs

The City of Concord recognizes bed bugs as a public health pest, capable of producing negative physical health, mental health and economic consequences. The City is devoted to providing information and available resources to property owners and tenants alike to aide in their efforts to abate bed bugs. The City of Concord encourages owners and tenants to work cooperatively to address bed bugs in a prompt manner to help prevent the spread of bugs to adjacent units and within the community. In circumstances when effective cooperation cannot be achieved, the City of Concord commits to address the matter as a public nuisance.

Within this philosophy, each stakeholder has several roles and responsibilities. If even a single responsibility is overlooked, the bedbug nuisance may continue.

Property Owner's Role

Review the Contra Costa Health Services - Bed Bugs page and follow the strategies described. Respond immediately to bedbug complaints by:

• Creating a written abatement plan with a pest management professional
• Hiring a pest management professional to perform bed bug inspection and abatement for the entire building
• Work with tenants to rid the property of bedbugs

Tenant's Role

Review the Contra Costa Health Services - Bed Bugs page and follow the strategies described. Respond immediately to discovery of bedbugs by:

• Contacting the landlord in writing immediately upon suspecting a bedbug infestation
• Cooperating with the property owner and pest management professionals during inspections and abatement
• If the infestation remains after taking these steps, click the button at the top of the page to file a bed bug complaint.