stillframe/Flickr First: breathe. Then figure out if you're calling a pest management professional or dealing with the problem yourself. If you live in an apartment or condominium, call your landlord or property manager immediately — bedbugs elsewhere in the complex need to be handled, too. Depending on where you live, your landlord may be legally obligated to deal with this problem. Properly handling a bedbug infestation is an ongoing process — you won't get rid of them overnight, even if you do call professionals. As far as bad news goes, finding out you have any kind of vermin living in your house is never cause for celebration.