Property owners in Cincinnati must keep premises free of rats and mice, eliminate harborage, and store refuse in rodent-proof containers under CMC Title 55 and Title 23 housing code, with abatement orders issued by the Health Department.
Cincinnati treats rodent infestation as a public-health nuisance under CMC Title 55 (Public Health) and Title 23 (Housing Code). Owners and occupants must keep buildings and yards free of rats and mice, seal openings larger than one-quarter inch, store garbage in rodent-resistant containers, and remove harborage such as woodpiles against structures. Inspectors from the Cincinnati Health Department may enter to investigate complaints and issue abatement orders setting compliance deadlines. The city runs a targeted rodent control program in dense neighborhoods and coordinates baiting in alleys. Failure to abate after notice can result in city-performed work billed to the property as a tax assessment.
Failure to abate a rodent nuisance after written notice triggers daily civil penalties, possible misdemeanor charges, and city-performed cleanup billed to the property owner as a special assessment under Title 55.
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