Philadelphia Property Maintenance Code (PM-304 et seq.) requires owners to keep structures free of rodents and insects. Landlords must provide extermination in multi-unit buildings.
Per Phila Code Title 4 Subcode PM (Property Maintenance), owners must maintain premises free of infestation. In buildings with two or more units, the owner is responsible for extermination. Philadelphia Dept of Public Health handles rodent complaints via 311. Rat abatement baiting conducted by Vector Control.
L&I code violation notices range 150 to 2,000 dollars. Repeat violations may be referred to L&I Review Board. Health Department may issue abatement orders.
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