While the number of calls regarding roof rats has significantly declined, the POA Staff continues to encourage property owners to remain diligent in taking all necessary steps to control roof rats on their property.

The City of Scottsdale is working with the City of Phoenix, Maricopa County, and neighborhood groups in a coordinated effort to help control the infestation of roof rats. Below is information found on the City of Scottsdale’s web site.

Tips for controlling Roof Rats

Roof rats, nocturnal by nature, stay above ground, making nests in attics, trees, wood and lumber piles, storage boxes and yard and garden storage areas. You are advised to control the rat problem by:

• Remove all fruit from citrus and pomegranate trees
• Pick up all fallen fruit immediately
• Keeping wood and other material off the ground and away from walls
• Keeping all points of home entry closed, including windows, doors and pet-entry doors
• Repairing leaky faucets to prevent any standing water
• Sealing any cracks or holes in the walls of homes and garages
• Taking precautions when trapping or killing roof rats by wrapping them in plastic bags and discarding in refuse containers

The POA Staff has made available bait stations to our homeowners, not including the bait, at the cost of $5.00 without hanging hardware, or $7.50 with hanging hardware. If you find a roof rat on your property, please call in or email Dave Reid, Maintenance Director, your information so that POA Staff may canvas your neighborhood with a leaflet educating surrounding neighbors on steps they can take to avoid complicating or encouraging the rodent problem.

For more general information about roof rats, visit Maricopa County's roof rat web page.