Buffalo Property Maintenance Code requires owners to keep buildings free of rodents, insects, and other pests. Violations cited under City Code Chapter 242 (Housing Standards). Unified Green Light Law context applies for state compliance.
Buffalo enforces pest control through the Property Maintenance Code (Chapter 242) and the NY State Uniform Code. Landlords must exterminate rats, mice, cockroaches, and bedbugs in all rental units. Bedbug disclosure required under NY Real Property Law Section 235-e for rentals. Rodent-proofing of structures required in commercial food establishments. Buffalo Department of Permit and Inspection Services handles housing complaints through 311. Integrated Pest Management preferred over broadcast pesticide applications. Tenants must cooperate with extermination efforts and cannot harbor infestations through poor sanitation.
Housing code violation: 100 to 500 dollars per unit. Failure to exterminate after notice: daily fines escalate. Bedbug disclosure violation: tenant may recover damages.
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