Public Health Rules in Hempstead, NY (2026)
1 verified public health rules for Hempstead, New York, sourced directly from the municipal code and official government pages.
Verified from official government sources
Rodent Control
Town of Hempstead Code § 88-17 puts extermination duty on the occupant when only one unit in a dwelling is infested, but shifts it to the owner whenever infestation is caused by the owner's failure to keep the building ratproof, or when two or more units or shared areas are infested at once.
Hempstead Rodent Extermination Duties
Some RestrictionsHempstead Code § 88-17F
Every occupant of a dwelling containing a single dwelling unit shall be responsible for the extermination of any insects, rodents or other pests therein or on the premises; and every occupant of a dwelling unit in a dwelling containing more than one dwelling unit shall be responsible for such extermination whenever his dwelling unit is the only dwelling unit within the dwelling that is infested...
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