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# Should condo association use pesticides for pest exterminations?

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## What do you think? Question:

I live in a 55 unit condo community in Massachusetts. One resident saw a cockroach in his unit and is demanding that the whole building be treated with pesticides. I have pointed out that Disneyland doesn't use pesticides but uses natural products, that we could use borax and sugar ourselves, that we don't need to spend $5000 when people regularly move in and out of our building. I have tried to find out exactly what the pesticide allegedly being used will be - to no avail. Am I obligated to participate in this program? I am concerned because we have children in our building, not in my unit, Pesticides are dangerous and can affect people who have asthma. I can't even find out what they plan to use. Have I any rights?   

[https://dengarden.com/pest-control/A-brief-overview-of-natural-cockroach-repellents ](https://dengarden.com/pest-control/A-brief-overview-of-natural-cockroach-repellents)  
[http://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/article/this-is-why-you-never-see-mosquitoes-at-disney-world/ar-AAEULel?ocid=sf ](https://dengarden.com/pest-control/A-brief-overview-of-natural-cockroach-repellents)  
[https://healthfully.com/246750-the-effects-of-herbicides-pesticides-on-humans.html ](https://dengarden.com/pest-control/A-brief-overview-of-natural-cockroach-repellents)  
[https://www.pestwiki.com/best-roach-home-remedies/](https://www.pestwiki.com/best-roach-home-remedies/)

 

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