Hoover, AL Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)

Chapter 6, Article II of the Hoover Code (the Residential Leased/Rental Property Code) sets minimum health standards for every rented dwelling in the city. Section 6-29(5) is explicit: owners must eliminate rodents and vermin in or on the premises and keep the interior of the rental residential dwelling unit free from insects, rodents and vermin. The same section also requires rental units to stay free of rubbish and garbage under § 6-29(8) and to comply with every other applicable city code under § 6-29(10). Section 6-28(5) separately flags the presence of rodents, mice, or other infestation as one of the conditions that makes a rental property unsafe, a threat to life, health, safety and/or property; any owner, property agent, or occupant who allows that condition to exist is presumed to have violated the article.

, Ste. 103, enforces the code through routine area inspections, complaint-driven inspections, and re-inspections after a notice of violation under § 6-30. A violation notice must identify the problem, order specific corrective work, and give the owner, agent and tenant 20 calendar days to appeal to the building code board of appeals on limited grounds: misapplied rule, inapplicable provision, or undue hardship. If the infestation is not corrected, the inspector can issue a municipal court citation, suspend or revoke the property's certificate of registration issued under § 6-24, or condemn the structure under the International Property Maintenance Code. Rental property owned by the federal government, the state, or the Jefferson County Housing Authority is exempt, as are hotels, motels and extended-stay motels.