Sabattus family’s bat woes prompt bill to force real estate pest disclosure

SUN JOURNAL • February 27, 2021

Ben Martin and his family were terrified by bats flying around their new house. They called Specialized Wild Animal Trapping to help mitigate the infestation. Martin also reached out to state Rep. Jonathan Connor, R-Lewiston, to discuss the bat problem. Connor took Martin’s problem to heart and recently introduced LD 355, “An act to require pest disclosure in all real estate transactions.” “The worst part of the entire ordeal was all of us having to get a series of rabies shots. Those hurt and it was no fun getting the kids there after the first two times,” said his wife, Meghan.