Raleigh property owners must prevent rodent harborage by controlling trash, weeds, and structural openings under city housing and minimum property maintenance code, with Wake County Environmental Health handling commercial vector concerns.
Raleigh City Code Chapter 10 housing and property maintenance provisions require owners to keep premises free of conditions attracting rats and mice. This includes sealing openings larger than one quarter inch, properly storing trash in rodent-proof containers, eliminating standing food sources, and removing harborage debris. Wake County Environmental Health investigates rodent complaints in food establishments and multi-unit housing. Single-family complaints typically fall under Raleigh Code Enforcement, which may issue notices of violation requiring abatement within specified timeframes, usually fifteen to thirty days.
Failure to abate rodent conditions after notice can result in civil penalties, abatement liens against the property, and escalating daily fines until conditions are corrected by the property owner.
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