Public Health Rules in Gaston County, NC (2026)
1 rule for unincorporated Gaston County, North Carolina.
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Note: These county rules apply to unincorporated areas of Gaston County. If you live within an incorporated city, that city's own rules apply: see the city list below.
Rodent Control
Gaston County's minimum housing code requires basement and cellar openings to carry rodent-proof screens and puts extermination duty on whoever controls the unit. A new tenant gets five days to request an infestation inspection; after that the tenant maintains a rodent-proof unit. Owners must treat infestations that reach shared areas or multiple units.
Gaston County Rodent and Pest Control Rules
Some RestrictionsGaston County Code of Ordinances § 4-130
(b)Rodent control. Every basement or cellar window used or intended to be used for ventilation, and every other opening to a basement which might provide an entry for rodents shall be equipped with screens or such other approved device as will effectively prevent their entrance.(c)Infestation.(1)Owners who occupy single dwelling units shall be responsible for extermination of any insects, roden...
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