Nashua, NH Public Health Rules: Rodent Control (2026)
Key Facts
- Governing section
- § 182-29(L), Housing Standards
- Rodent infestation duty
- Structure must be rodentproofed
- Who's responsible
- Occupant for one unit, owner for multiple
- Enforcement
- Code Enforcement Department; penalty per § 1-12
Summary
Nashua's housing code requires every structure to stay free of insect and rodent infestations, with prompt extermination and rodentproofing required once pests are found, enforced by the Code Enforcement Department.
All structures shall be kept free from the infestation of insects, rodents and other pests, and where such infestation exists the insects, rodents or other pests shall be promptly exterminated by an accepted process. After extermination, approved precautions must be taken to prevent reinfestation. In the case of a rodent infestation the structure must be rodentproofed.
M. Responsibility for eradication of pests. When an infestation is limited to a single dwelling unit, responsibility under this section lies with the occupant thereof. When an infestation occurs in more than one dwelling unit of a structure, or in the common areas of a structure, responsibility under this section shall lie with the owner.
N. Dwelling unit identification. Each dwelling or lodging unit shall have a number assigned and displayed on all unit exit access doors, with said identification prominently displayed.
Official source re-checked September 7, 2026: no newer edition of the code had been published (publisher’s edition: rev 4805762; v29 updated 2026-02-10; through 02-10-2026).
Full Breakdown
Nashua's Housing Standards ordinance requires every structure to be kept free of insect, rodent, and other pest infestation; where infestation exists, the owner or occupant must have it promptly exterminated by an accepted process and take approved precautions against reinfestation, and a rodent infestation specifically requires the structure to be rodentproofed (§ 182-29L). Responsibility follows occupancy: a single unit's infestation is the occupant's job, while infestation spanning multiple units or common areas is the owner's (§ 182-29M). Exterior premises must also stay free of rubbish and garbage accumulation (§ 182-30A). Violations are enforced by the Code Enforcement Department and punished under the City Code's general penalty section, § 1-12, with each day of continued violation a separate offense (§ 182-26).
Violations & Fines
Violation of any Housing Standards provision, including the rodent and insect protection rule, is punished under City Code § 1-12's general penalty, with each day of continued violation a separate offense.
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