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TAMPA — Miami bed bug attorney Craig Dell, of the personal injury law firm Dell & Schaefer PA, is suing the owners and management company behind the 722-bed student housing facility 4050 Lofts. In a release from the law firm, it says its suing Campus Advantage Inc. and CCAL 4050 Rocky Circle Road LLC on behalf of a resident of 4050 Lofts that claims his apartment was infested with bed bugs.
The lawsuit is seeking “damages for more than 100 painful and intensely itchy bed bug bites, bodily injury, pain and suffering, mental anguish, and economic loss.”
The lawsuit alleges 4050 Lofts violated Florida's Deceptive and Unfair Trade Practices Act and is asking the court to prevent 4050 Lofts from renting apartments it claims are not safe for human occupancy. It says that less than a month after the plaintiff took possession of his apartment, the Hillsborough County Code Enforcement conducted an inspection of the apartment and found it violated of Hillsborough County Property Maintenance Code, Section 11.8.2. The lawsuit alleges 4050 Lofts received notice of the bed bug problem before the Plaintiff took possession of his unit and received continued complaints from other 4050 Lofts' tenants referencing bed bugs up through the termination of Plaintiff's lease.
“It is apparent that something needs to be done and a solid effort needs to be launched to preclude property owners and management companies from renting units known to be infested with bed bugs,” plaintiff's attorney Craig Dell, says in a press release. “The jurors of Hillsborough County, Florida and other counties throughout the state will continue to see case after case until new laws are put in place preventing landlords from failing to disclose bed bug related information to prospective tenants.”
Campus Advantage did not immediately return a request for comment on the lawsuit prior to deadline.
The off-campus 4050 Lofts contains 196 units primarily for students attending the University of South Florida and Hillsborough Community College.
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