Guide
Biohazard cleanup for Tulsa landlords and property managers
A tenant's death or a crime in a unit is hard on everyone. A clear order of steps helps.
Step by step
Wait for release
Do not enter or clean until police and the medical examiner have finished.
Contact the family
Agree how and when relatives can collect belongings.
Tell your insurer
Ask whether your landlord policy responds, before work begins.
Arrange the cleanup
An independent company cleans and disinfects the unit and removes the waste.
Check shared spaces
Fluids can reach adjoining units, hallways or ductwork. Ask the company to check.
Keep the paperwork
Invoices and photos for your insurer, the estate or a compensation claim.
Belongings
Personal belongings that are not contaminated belong to the tenant's estate. Agree with the family, and if needed with a lawyer, before anything is removed. The cleanup company can set items aside rather than discard them.
More guides
- Who pays for the cleanupInsurance, Oklahoma victim compensation, landlords and estates.
- After a death at home in TulsaPolice, the medical examiner, the funeral home and the room itself.
- Who cleans up after a crime sceneNot the police and not the medical examiner. Here is who does.
- What affects the cost of cleanupThe factors a company looks at before it gives you a price.
- How the referral worksWhat happens when you call this number.
- Questions and answersShort answers to what people ask most.
Whenever you are ready
A calm conversation, then your decision
Some people call the same evening. Others wait until family has arrived or the service is over. Until then, keep the door to the affected room shut and keep children and pets out.
Speak with a cleanup company
The call goes to an independent company that works in your ZIP code. Describe what happened in your own words, ask how they would handle it and how they set the price, then decide.
Call (918) 233-9295Calls answered 24 hours a day, 7 days a week
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