After more than an 18-month long delay, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) informed NPMA this week that the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) has reauthorized the NPMA-99-A – Subterranean Termite Protection Builder’s Guarantee and NPMA-99-B – New Construction Subterranean Termite Service Record.  The reauthorized forms will bear a new expiration date of September 30, 2022. These forms are completed by the builder and pest management company respectively to document pre-construction termite treatments required for Veteran’s Administration (VA) and Federal Housing Administration (FHA) loans.  For more information about the requirements for using these forms visit: https://npmapestworld.org/resourcecenter/hud/

Marty Overline of Aardvark Pest Management did an excellent job testifying before the Philadelphia City Council’s Licensing and Inspection Committee regarding a landlord-tenant bed bug bill on Tuesday, October 22, 2019. Marty shared his expertise on bed bugs and structural pest management and answered many questions from curious City Councilmembers. He represented our industry well and offered to share NPMA’s bed bug BMPs with the Committee to help them understand the best ways to manage bed bugs. The bill became more controversial on the day of the hearing as an amendment was added late that would require landlords and tenants to split the cost of treatment after 90 days. On a basic level, the bill closely resembles the Colorado and Connecticut bed bug laws with the requirement that only a PMP may treat in most circumstances. The major difference in this Philadelphia bill is the 90-day provision where landlords and tenants have to split the cost. In Colorado and Connecticut, the landlord must pay in most circumstances and there is no splitting of the cost. The bill advanced out of Committee and heads to the full Council for a vote. Congratulations to Marty as he showed that our industry is a private-sector solution to Philadelphia’s bed bug problem. Read bill here.

 As a membership benefit, NPMA has developed a gallery of 
pest images at My.NPMAPestWorld.org for use by NPMA members.

 

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