It's also probably a good time for those of you with those garbage cans full of
dog waste outside your doors to get rid of them unless you want rats on your
doorsteps.
Marny Heit
675 Ponce de Leon Ave., NE
Suite 8500
Atlanta, Georgia 30308
T: 404-313-4923
F: 404-393-7393
www.heitlaw.com
On Jun 9, 2017, at 10:31 AM, Tiffany Harlow <tiffany.harlow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
The dumpster has been emptied this morning and the dead rat has been disposed
of. Neighbors, you will have to understand that in order to alleviate this
rat problem, we will temporarily see dead rats on occasion and we cannot
guarantee where they will be found. This is unfortunately how extermination
works. We have asked for your patience and vigilance. Please continue to
dispose of your trash appropriately, hold your trash and do not dump if you
see that the dumpster is already full or overflowing and PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE
do not do this with your dog waste. We will never get over this hurdle if we
continue to just be careless.
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Tiffany Harlow, Esq.
tiffany.harlow@xxxxxxxxx
404-931-5567
On Fri, Jun 9, 2017 at 9:53 AM, Ibironke Apata <iwapata@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks for sharing the update on the rats. It is truly a crisis and I'm
surprised that we were not made aware formally. I got the flyer about trash
but not about the rats. On sunday night I easy horrified to see 5 rats by
the dumpster and 2 days later. I spotted 2 rats. I believe the health
department should be notified and all actions being taken shared with us.
The dumpster will continue to be a source of breedinf. I wonder if we should
all have trash cans we bring out once or twice a week and eliminate the use
of a dumpster.
This community usef to be so clean! Is there a meeting about this coming up?
On Jun 9, 2017 9:44 AM, "William Hauser" <wm.hauser@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Dead rat in roadway in front of bldg 200
On Jun 8, 2017 8:31 AM, "Christian Pena" <cpena711@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Thanks Isom, that's great information. I do also agree that in Dennis'
absence someone at CMA should help so the board, who all have day jobs,
don't have to handle this.
Please keep talking to your neighbors and bringing it up in case they are
not on the chain. Mention this chain to see if they are on it, if not,
offer to take their email down and reach out here to add them in. Mention
the trash as food source and how we are trying to get this fixed. OVER
COMMUNICATE! Let's finally all get on the same page and get this over
with. Not only is it gross (and I'm scared of rats honestly) but the
property values will lower while out HOA's will go up, nobody wins.
Best,
Christian
On Jun 8, 2017, at 8:13 AM, Wenona Belton <wcbelton@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
If Dennis is unavailable, who at CMA should be handling? Is a major rat
infestation not considered a crisis that the property management company
should address?
W. Belton
On Jun 8, 2017, at 2:04 AM, isom hawes <isom25@xxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Hello everyone, I'd like to chime in, in hopes of helping out with some
of the concerns regarding the rodent issue. Back in the early 2000's, I
use to work for Orkin and coincidentally I had a few customers in this
same complex. If I were to assume that extermination methods have not
changed, there are only a couple ways to get rid of the rats. You
either poison them or you set out old school rat traps. Both methods
are effective but depending on the circumstance, one method will work
better than the other. In dealing with large numbers, as we are now,
poison is really the only way to suppress the population.
Poison, however, will really only be effective if there are no other
food sources for the rats. They will almost always choose the food in
the trash over the poison if they have access to it. Because of this,
extermination of the rats will have to be a joint effort between us and
Orkin. Orkin can lay out poison from now until next year but the
problem won't start to improve until we stop allowing the rodents easy
access to our trash.
As I understand it, the reason the compactor was removed was to have it
cleaned and to have the space around the compactor cleaned since over
time trash had begun to build up on the grounds around the compactor.
This trash had become a continuous source of food for the rats making
the problem worse. I noticed a couple of days ago that there was a
drain hole at the base of the temporary dumpster and rats were going in
and out of the hole.... again having easy access to the trash. I'm sure
this easy access was impeding the efforts of Orkin. Today I went and
bought some steel wool and plugged the hole. I was taught when I worked
at Orkin that rats tend not to chew through it because it cuts their
gums. You may want to give it a try at your homes if you find small
entry points that need to be closed off to prevent the rats from
invading.
As for the length of time it will take to fix this problem, there is no
way to really know. It all depends on how good of a job we do of making
sure the rodents can't get to our trash. If we can keep them out of our
trash, they will then start to get desperate for food, eat the poison
and the problem will improve sooner rather than later.
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<highland-discuss-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> on behalf of Traci Houston
<dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 11:31 PM
To: planetzane@xxxxxxxxx; highland-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [highland-discuss] Re: RATS!
Where is the back turn?
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On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 11:27 PM, Zane Strebor
<planetzane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
I wonder about the health department as well because I just looked out
my window and saw one run out a drain pipe up near the back turn. They
are everywhere!
On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 11:20 PM, Wenona Belton <wcbelton@xxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I am interested in the answers to the questions posed by Ms. Houston and
wonder if perhaps the health department should be notified?
Thank you,
W. Belton
On Jun 7, 2017, at 10:24 PM, Traci Houston (Redacted sender
"tracihouston" for DMARC) <dmarc-noreply@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
While circulars were posted to everyone's door I'm not sure all the
residents truly recognize the severity of this rat infestation. I sure
didnt! This is what should be communicated. If residents knew they were
at risk with their health, informed that the rat infestation could
potentially grow where rodents could enter our homes, and that our
property values could be negatively impacted - maybe people would
listen. This is very serious! I absolutely do not take this problem
lightly. In fact, Im scared to even go to the dumpster now.
As a homeowner and resident I would like to know what is the overall
detailed action plan to address this issue?
I know that the extermination process started today but what's
involved? What specifically is the exterminator doing? Who is the
exterminator? Are they coming daily? Weekly? How long will the process
last? Does the exterminator have an aggressive plan of attack? When do
they anticipate we will be rid of these rats? Is this easy to do? Or is
this a long term project? What role do all residents have (other than
proper disposal of trash) during this process? Do we need to schedule
any extermination to our individual homes and who pays for it? Who do
we contact for questions or if we see a rat in our homes?
My next question is what specifically is being done about the dumpster?
I assume the trash compactor doesnt work at all? If not, what is the
plan to have a working dumpster or are we going to have more frequent
trash pick-up? When will any action be taken? Whats the timeline?
What responsibility does the HOA mgmt company have in this entire
process - if any at all?
Lastly I think it would be extremely helpful to over-communicate during
this crisis - yes, crisis. If we dont communicate the seriousness of
this issue people will not be aware of this grave problem. If I wasnt
part of this group thread I wouldnt be aware of anything. If we dont
arrest the problem now we could be at serious risk for other problems
none of us want diwn the road.
There should be communications that are posted/emailed/mailed/text to
all residents that a) outline the problem we currently have and how it
occurred b) communicate the actions that have been taken and next steps
and c) how we can collectively prevent this from happening in the
future. Along with these communication channels we need some type of
signage - even if temporary - around all common areas reminding
everyone about the trash guidelines.
I have not seen this type of detailed communication just yet. Is there
a plan for one? I am more than willing to assist with writing the
communication and distributing to my fellow neighbors.
Can someone answer these questions?
Thank You
Traci
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On Wed, Jun 7, 2017 at 6:38 PM, Tiffany Harlow
<tiffany.harlow@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Yeah the person who left the trash needs to come back and get it. We
are all adults here. Members of the board, friends of the board and
random other community members should not have to do this every time.
It's getting ridiculous.
And for the record, if you know you live next door to a neighbor who is
not on this list or who doesn't get the info, each one teach one, pass
the info along.
Word of mouth is not a new concept.
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On Jun 7, 2017, at 6:36 PM, Zane Strebor <planetzane@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
Just drove out the gate and there were 2 huge rats feeding off that bag
of trash on the ground. Someone really needs to move that bag of trash.
On Jun 7, 2017, at 5:44 PM, Jodie Victor <jodievictor@xxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
I've been gone since the Sunday morning, but have read all the emails
from another state. I just left the neighborhood after being home for
about 15 minutes. Sitting by the compactor is a bag of trash. As I
waited for the gate to open, a rat exited the bag of trash. It is
apparently not clear to all residents of what is currently going on in
our community. Why is that so?
I am a renter, but I am curious why a private company is being used for
trash?
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freelists.org> on behalf of Joseph Curtis <josephcurtis07@xxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, June 7, 2017 4:27:07 PM
To: Highland
Subject: [highland-discuss] RATS!
There is a dead half eaten rat in the back of the pool deck! Behind the
trash can. And many many live rats around the trash dumpster. We need
to put the plug back in the dumpster because the rats are using it as a
door into the dumpster. buffet time!
Joseph Curtis
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