Posted on: 11:09 pm, August 22, 2013, by Alix Bryan and Lorenzo Hall, updated on: 11:41pm, August 22, 2013
I dont have any living room furniture; no couch, because of bed bugs, says Angela Conley.
And she says she wont get any new furniture until she knows the infestation is really gonefrom the apartment complex.
Those bed bugs forced Conley into a newer apartment within Gilpin Court after her last unit became severely infested with the little bugs.
Every time I sleep on a bed, Im thinking Im going to get bit, says Conley.
Shes bed bug free now, but Conley tells CBS 6, the problem appears to be growing around her. She says neighbors and several friends in otherRichmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority properties recently spotted bed bugs in their homes.
CBS 6 obtained documents which reveal more than 300RRHA housing units throughout the city were infested with bed bugs at last check. Conley believes its becauseRRHA didnt act soon enough to keep them from spreading.
They said they really couldnt do anything to get rid of it, says Conley.
CBS 6 tried to speak with administrators on camera at RRHA headquarters about this issue.
The housing authority wouldnt face our cameras, but instead, e-mailed a statement which reads in part, RRHA engaged in 100 percent canine inspection of bed bugs at allRRHA units and provided the necessary treatment and remediation.
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