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We rent an old downtown building for our business. Recently, my husband has had to kill three bats. UGH! We have been lucky that they haven't come out when we have customers.
1.) How does one get rid of (the extra supply of) bats. Do we need professional help?
2.) We were thinking of buying the building. Should we still?
3.) The deal with our landlord is that we take care of the interior of the building, and he pays for exterior expenses. So, who pays for getting rid of the bats?
Thanks so much for any input you have.
Most old buildings are going to have some sort of "pests" like this. Are they actually getting into the main part of your business? I can see being concerned about that. Otherwise, if they are just up in an attic or something, it might not be that big a deal.
If you need to get rid of them, you'll probably have to get in touch with a pest control business.
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It should be fairly easy to find out where the bats enter the building by observation around dusk. The easiest way to rid yourselves is to wait until 3 hours after sunset and go seal the entrance point with expanding foam from the inside. I did this in my house, but first I bought a couple of bat houses which I placed nearby. They made the transition pretty quickly.
I like having the little critters around as they definitely do a number on the mosquito population.
Aren't bats notorious for having a huge amount of bat droppings where they live... if its there its also a major health hazard just to be in the building without a respirator...
I would call the landlord and ask how they want you to handle the issue. They may have had the issue before and will call someone out again, or they may have certain ways they want the issue fixed. If you get no response immediately, follow up with a certified, return receipt requested letter.
Bats crap. And bat crap adds up and stinks. So don't ignore it. Some bat species are protected so you don't want to kill them...not to mention they fall, die, and stink up the attic. So, don't ignore them. Get a reputable pest control company to exclude them and remove the accumulated crap.
Who's cost? Check the lease - it probably doesn't say, negotiate with the landlord, and hope for the best.
Oh, by the way, an earlier poster was correct. Bats and old buildings go hand in hand. It's part of the job of owning antique structures.
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