Rentals in Greenville and Pitt County
For landlords and property managers
Greenville has a lot of rented housing, from apartment complexes to houses near the university. When something happens in a unit, the cleanup usually lands with you.
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What to do first
Let the authorities finish
Do not enter or let maintenance staff in until police and the medical examiner release the unit. Greenville Police: (252) 329-4317.
Seal the unit
Keep it locked. Tell neighbors only what they need, such as a smell or a closed hallway.
Call your insurer
Ask what the property policy covers and what it needs from you.
Bring in a cleanup company
Get the scope and price in writing. Ask for photos before and after.
Things to keep in mind
Fit to live in
North Carolina landlords must make the repairs needed to keep a rental fit and habitable (G.S. 42-42). A unit with biohazard contamination is not, until it has been cleaned.
Your staff
Maintenance workers who could be exposed to blood are covered by OSHA's bloodborne pathogens standard. Unless your plan covers this, keep them out of it.
A tenant's belongings
After a tenant dies, their belongings go to the estate. Talk to the family or the estate's representative, or your lawyer, before anything is thrown out.
On campus
For a residence on the East Carolina University campus, the ECU Police Department is (252) 328-6787.
Neighboring units
In apartments and duplexes, fluids and odor can reach the unit next door or below. Ask the company to check shared walls, floors and ventilation, and tell the neighboring tenants before work starts if their unit has to be entered.
When you are ready, one call is enough
Say what happened and where. If the police or the medical examiner are still there, say so; the company will plan around their release. Nothing starts until you agree to it.
Talk to a cleanup company
Call (252) 555-0107Phone answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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