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Assembly committee advances bill requiring pest inspections before close-proximity demolitions
Summary
A committee advanced Assembly Bill 3555 after sponsor Teneal McCoy and expert witnesses described cases of rodents displaced by demolition. The bill would require certified inspections and extermination when necessary before demolishing structures within 10 feet of another building, with exemptions for emergencies and isolated demolitions.
Assemblywoman Teneal McCoy told the Assembly Committee on Community Development and Women's Affairs that Assembly Bill 3555 would protect residents from pests displaced by demolition activity. McCoy recounted a constituent’s account in which rodents forced a family to leave their home, saying residents experienced “rats being in her bed.”
The bill, as amended by the committee, would require an inspection by a certified health officer or pest-control professional before demolitions of structures located…
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