Anaheim, CA Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing chapter
- AMC Chapter 7.49
- Occupant duty triggers
- Only if rest of building pest-free
- Owner duty
- Must supply rodent-proof building
- Max fine
- $1,000 per Sec. 1.01.370
- Max jail term
- 6 months per day of violation
- Enforcing officers
- Community Preservation Officers
Summary
Anaheim splits rodent-control duty between tenant and landlord under Chapter 7.49: an occupant may not let rodents, insects or other pests infest the unit when the rest of the building is pest-free and the owner supplied a rodent-proof structure, while the owner stays on the hook for every duty state and local law already impose.
An occupant of a dwelling unit shall not wilfully: ... .030 Allow any insects, rodents, or other pests to infest the dwelling unit so as to render it unsafe or unsanitary when no other dwelling unit in the residential building is so infested and the owner has provided a reasonably insect-proof and rodent-proof building; ... .060 Place or maintain in or about the premises any furniture, equipment, material, debris or junk harboring insects, rodents, or pests to such extent as to render the premises or surrounding units unsafe or unsanitary
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: 2026 S-28: Code: Supplement contains: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026 | Zoning: Local legislation current through Ord. 6627, passed 8-11-2026).
Full Breakdown
49, "The Responsibility of Occupant and Owner for Unsafe or Unsanitary Conditions of a Dwelling Unit," assigns rodent control as a shared duty tied to fault. " In plain terms: if the infestation is isolated to one unit and the building itself was built or maintained rodent-proof, the occupant, not the owner, is responsible for letting it take hold. 040 requires garbage to go into an approved receptacle rather than being left to attract vermin. 020: the chapter does not relieve the owner of any responsibility imposed by other ordinance or law, even where an agreement shifts equipment or compliance duties onto the tenant.
So if the infestation is building-wide, or the owner never provided a rodent-proof structure in the first place, liability runs to the owner regardless of what the lease says or what obligations were assigned to the occupant. 370. Community Preservation Officers can inspect, investigate, and issue notices of violation, and may impose an inspection or reinspection fee set by the City Council, though the initial inspection fee and first reinspection fee are waived if the violation is fully corrected within the time set in the notice.
Violations & Fines
Anyone who willfully keeps a dwelling unit infested, or who fails the sanitation duties in Chapter 7.49, is guilty of a misdemeanor under Section 1.01.370: a fine up to $1,000, up to six months in City or County jail, or both, with each day the condition continues charged as a separate offense. Community Preservation Officers under Section 1.01.389 can also levy a per-inspection or reinspection fee, waived only if the violation is fully abated within the deadline in the notice of violation.
Frequently Asked Questions
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Sources & Official References
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