Laredo Property Maintenance Code requires owners to keep structures free of rodents, insects, and vermin. Landlords responsible for extermination in multi-unit buildings. Termite treatment required for new construction per IRC R318.
Laredo has adopted the International Property Maintenance Code under Chapter 6 of the Code of Ordinances. Section 309 requires owners to maintain structures free of insect and rodent infestation. In multi-unit buildings with two or more units, the owner is responsible for extermination. Single-tenant properties place responsibility on the occupant unless infestation existed at move-in. Laredo Health Department investigates complaints about rats, cockroaches, bed bugs, and mosquitoes, particularly in border-region areas where dengue and Zika surveillance is active. Commercial pest control applicators must be licensed by TDA (Texas Department of Agriculture) under Texas Occupations Code Chapter 1951. New construction requires termite pretreatment per IRC R318 given Laredo sits in Termite Infestation Probability Zone Heavy.
IPMC violation: notice to abate within 10-30 days. Failure to comply: Class C misdemeanor up to 2,000 dollars. Health nuisance: Health Department abatement with lien.
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