The Rats Don’t Run This City, We Do: How Federal and State Agency Collaboration Can Aid in the ‘War on Rats’ in the Public Housing Developments
Document Type
Response or Comment
Publication Date
Spring 2024
Journal
American University Administrative Law Review
Volume
76
Issue
2
Abstract
Surging rat populations in major cities and municipalities across the United States pose an increasingly severe threat to people, especially those living in public housing, because of the rats’ proximity to humans, their ability to spread diseases, and their role in creating unsafe living conditions. State and city agencies have made concerted efforts to control and eradicate rat populations, but none of the methods employed have provided a completely effective, widespread, and long-term solution to the rat infestation problem.
Recommended Citation
Fochios, Alexandra, "The Rats Don’t Run This City, We Do: How Federal and State Agency Collaboration Can Aid in the ‘War on Rats’ in the Public Housing Developments" (2024). Celebrating WCL Student Authors. 65.
https://digitalcommons.wcl.american.edu/stusch_lawrev/65