Public Health Rules in Atlanta, GA (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Atlanta, Georgia, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
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Rodent Control
Atlanta's Housing Code makes property owners responsible for exterminating insects, rodents and other pests in every rental dwelling unit, while tenants in single-family homes handle their own extermination and must avoid storing items that attract pests.
Atlanta Rodent & Pest Extermination Duty
Some RestrictionsAtlanta Code of Ordinances, Pt. III, Appx. E (Atlanta Housing Code of 1987), Art. II, § 25(b)(5)
(5)To provide for the extermination of Insects, Rodents and Other Pests. Every owner or operator of a dwelling unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the property; provided that, every occupant shall be required to eliminate or minimize the presence of pests by performing the duties under Subsection (c).
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