Pests — Bashkia · Albania

Direct answer

In a rental the landlord deals with pests that come from the building — rats, cockroaches, mice — unless you demonstrably caused them; bedbugs are argued about everywhere, but the landlord still has to act. Report in writing. Bashkia — Policia Bashkiake / sporteli i qytetarit (112) — the municipality — has a pest-control service or a duty to act on public-health grounds and handles rats in the street or in bins. Inspektorati Shtetëror Shëndetësor / Inspektorati i Mjedisit (ishsh.gov.al) inspects unhealthy housing and can order the landlord to treat. Zyra e Ndërmjetësimit — Dhoma Kombëtare e Ndërmjetësve (dhkn.al) decides rent reduction if the home is partly unusable.

Call firstBashkia — Policia Bashkiake / sporteli i qytetarit

Report toInspektorati Shtetëror Shëndetësor / Inspektorati i Mjedisit

If that failsZyra e Ndërmjetësimit — Dhoma Kombëtare e Ndërmjetësve

🗣️ What to say

"Since [date] there are [rats / cockroaches / bedbugs] at [address], photos attached. Please arrange professional pest control by [deadline] and find the source. Until the home is pest-free I reduce the rent by [%]."

🪜 Step by step

DocumentPhotos, dates, where; bedbug bites and traces on the mattress; rat droppings and holes.
Report to the landlord in writingWith a deadline. Ask for a professional company and for the source (drains, waste room, neighbour) to be dealt with.
Municipality: Bashkia — Policia Bashkiake / sporteli i qytetaritFor rats outside and for landlords who do nothing; many cities treat rats for free.
Inspection: Inspektorati Shtetëror Shëndetësor / Inspektorati i MjedisitEnvironmental health can declare the home unhealthy and order treatment.
Rent reduction: Zyra e Ndërmjetësimit — Dhoma Kombëtare e NdërmjetësveBackdated to the report, proportional to the rooms you cannot use.

📇 All contacts

Bashkia — Policia Bashkiake / sporteli i qytetaritNuisances, roads, waste, civil registry, lost propertyFor anything the municipality handles📞 112 🔗 www.tirana.al

Inspektorati Shtetëror Shëndetësor / Inspektorati i MjedisitUnhealthy housing, mould, pests, noiseWhen health is at risk at home🔗 ishsh.gov.al

Zyra e Ndërmjetësimit — Dhoma Kombëtare e NdërmjetësveMediation in civil disputes, no lawyerWhen the demand did not work🔗 www.dhkn.al

KMK — këshillimFree advice on tenant rightsBefore you write, on deductions and deadlines📞 +355 4 222 8181 🔗 kmk.gov.al

❓ Frequently asked

Bedbugs: who pays?

Practice varies. Most tenancy bodies make the landlord treat and only charge the tenant if the tenant clearly brought them in — which is very hard to prove.

The whole building is infested

Then it is the building's problem and the landlord must treat all flats at once; single-flat treatment fails. Tell Inspektorati Shtetëror Shëndetësor / Inspektorati i Mjedisit — they can order a building-wide programme.

Can I break the lease?

If the home is unfit and the landlord will not act, an inspection report supports termination without notice in most countries.

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Last checked: 2026-09-26

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