Riverside, CA Building Safety: Pest Control (2026)

Structural pest control in Riverside is licensed and regulated statewide by the California Structural Pest Control Board (SPCB) under Business and Professions Code Sections 8550 through 8698. Only Branch 1 (fumigation), Branch 2 (general pest), or Branch 3 (wood destroying organisms) licensees may apply restricted pesticides commercially, and each job requires a written Notice of Work or Wood Destroying Pests Report filed with the SPCB. For bed bugs, California Civil Code Sections 1954.600-1954.605 require landlords to provide written bed-bug information to tenants before move-in (for post-2017 leases) and to existing tenants upon request; landlords cannot retaliate for good-faith bed-bug reports, and must notify all tenants of inspection results within two days of confirmed infestation. Rodent and cockroach infestations can render a dwelling substandard under Health and Safety Code Section 17920.3 (nuisance enforced by the city Code Enforcement Division) and trigger repair orders with 30-60-day compliance windows. Riverside County Department of Environmental Health handles vector complaints and food-facility pest issues. Pesticide applications must follow CCR Title 3 and the California Department of Pesticide Regulation; overuse or misuse may result in license suspension and civil penalties.