Long Beach property owners must keep premises free of rats and mice; the Health Department investigates complaints, issues abatement notices, and may charge cleanup costs against the property if owners fail to comply.
Under LBMC Title 8 (Health and Safety) and the California Health and Safety Code, every owner and occupant must prevent harborage and breeding of rodents. Common triggers include accumulated trash, overgrown vegetation, fruit drop, pet food left outdoors, and structural openings larger than one quarter inch. After a complaint, Environmental Health inspects and issues a notice listing required actions such as bait stations, trapping, sealing access points, and removing harborage. The Health Officer can declare the condition a public nuisance and recover costs as a property lien if the owner does not comply within the stated period.
Failure to abate after notice can result in administrative citations starting around one hundred dollars, city-performed cleanup billed to the owner, and a lien recorded against the parcel until paid.
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