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Norwalk hearing on unsanitary apartment closes with written decision pending
Summary
At an administrative hearing, Norwalk Health Department witnesses testified that clutter and grease in a Cedar Street apartment prevented effective extermination and posed a health risk; the tenant said boxes were for an imminent move and cited financial and disability constraints. The record was closed and a written decision will follow.
Hearing officer: An administrative hearing on a notice of violation issued by the Norwalk Health Department concluded after testimony from the department’s inspector and its assistant director; the record was closed and the officer said a written decision would be issued in the coming weeks.
Why it matters: Health department representatives told the hearing the clutter in the apartment prevented an exterminator from effectively treating a reported roach problem, which the department said risks spreading pests and disease to neighboring units and interferes with safe ingress and egress.
Inspector Kyle Bader, who inspected the unit on Sept. 6, 2024, described boxes and personal…
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