Rats Inside

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1. Call Property Owner
2. Call 311, ask that an inspector from the Health and Housing Departments come. 
   • Save the complaint number and post it on “Rats Inside Buildings” group chat with your name, apartment and building number
3. Call Health Department Inspector Rashmi, 646-648-0856, and make an appointment for her to inspect your apartment and ask that she inspect your whole building. 
   • Inspector Rashmi will inspect for evidence of rats (scratching, dropping, trails, .. .) Within a few days you can get detailed inspection reports here, https://www.nyc.gov/site/doh/about/ogc-foil.page. 
4. Email Alyssa Ferreira at Council Member Abreu’s office, [email protected]. Include the complaint number, your name, address, apartment and a brief summary of the reason for complaint.
5. When Inspector Rashmi has posted the complaint it become indisputable proof for a judge to compel the property owner to act. File for a court date.
   • Bring a copy of your lease, identification, a utility bill like ConEd’s  and money to pay for the filing
6. Go to court on the date with a copy of the documentation for the judge to see. With confirmation from an inspector the judge will legally compel the owner to exterminate rats.