Berkeley property owners must keep buildings, yards, and trash storage free of rodent harborage. Alameda County Vector Control District inspects complaints and can order corrective abatement at the owner's cost.
Berkeley Municipal Code Title 11 (Public Peace, Morals and Welfare) and California Health and Safety Code sections 2270 to 2910 authorize the Alameda County Vector Control Services District to abate rodent infestations on private property. Owners must seal building gaps larger than one quarter inch, store garbage in tight-fitting containers, eliminate standing water, and maintain landscaping that does not provide harborage. Inspectors respond to citizen reports and can issue notices requiring abatement within a fixed timeframe, with the city authorized to perform work and lien the property if owners do not comply.
Failure to abate rodent harborage after notice can lead to administrative citations, abatement liens against the property, and reinspection fees through Alameda County Vector Control.
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