Public Health Rules in Cincinnati, OH (2026)
2 verified public health rules for Cincinnati, Ohio, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Cincinnati's Housing Code puts rodent control on the property owner, not the tenant. Section 1117-45.7 requires every owner, person in control or operator to exterminate rodents, insects and other pests on the premises, and § 1117-41.5 forces basement and cellar window openings to be screened once a rodent infestation shows up, closing the entry points the pests are using.
Cincinnati Rodent Control Duty for Owners
Some RestrictionsCincinnati Building Code §§ 1117-41.5, 1117-45.7 (Housing Code)
1117-41.5 Guards for basement windows: Whenever rodent infestation is evident, every basement or cellar window used or intended to be used for required ventilation, and every other opening to a basement which might provide entry for rodents, shall be supplied with a screen or such other device as will effectively prevent their entrance. 1117-45.7 Insect and rodent control: Every owner, person ...
Bed-Bug Rules
Cincinnati makes it a criminal offense to let bed bugs take hold. Municipal Code § 1601-17 bars any owner, person in control or occupant from permitting a premises to harbor an infestation of bed bugs, rodents, fleas, lice, roaches or weevils, and a violation is a fourth-degree misdemeanor prosecuted like any other Neighborhood Quality of Life Code offense.
Cincinnati Bed Bug Infestation Prohibition
Some RestrictionsCincinnati Municipal Code § 1601-17 (Vermin Control)
No owner, person in control, or occupant, shall permit any premises, building or part thereof to harbor an infestation of rodents, fleas, lice, roaches, weevils, bed bugs or other vermin. Whoever violates this section is guilty of a fourth degree misdemeanor.
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