Forsyth County, NC Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Sec. 7-117(a) and (b) of the Forsyth County Code require every foundation wall, exterior wall, and exterior roof of a dwelling to be substantially weather tight and rodent proof and kept in sound repair, and every floor, interior wall and ceiling to be substantially rodent proof as well. Windows, exterior doors, basements, cellars and hatchways must be weather tight, watertight, rodent proof, and in sound working condition, and exterior doors must have working, lockable opening mechanisms on both sides. Subsection (b) separately makes owners and renters responsible for maintaining the premises free of insects, rodents, or other pests using generally accepted pest control methods.

The same Sec. 7-117 also bars accumulation of rubbish or junk that could attract rats, mice, snakes or vermin (subsection (c)), and requires yard drainage that avoids standing water (subsection (d)), both of which the housing administrator treats as contributing conditions to a rodent problem. Because this sits within Article VI, Minimum Housing Standards, Sec. 7-111 limits its application to dwellings in the unincorporated areas of Forsyth County, enforced through inspections under Sec. 7-121 and the notice-and-hearing process in Sec. 7-122.