Rats and mice in Central Los Angeles and the Westside
Central Los Angeles and the Westside pack a century of building styles into a few miles: 1920s Spanish-style bungalows in Silver Lake and Los Feliz, Craftsman houses in West Adams, low-rise apartment blocks in Koreatown and Mid-Wilshire, and beach cottages in Venice and Mar Vista. Older homes settle over time, and the gaps that open at the eaves, vents and foundation are exactly what rats and mice look for.
The tree canopy plays its part too. Palms, ficus and old jacarandas line the streets, and many backyards have fruit trees. Roof rats live and travel up high, so a branch touching the roof or a cable running to the house is often their way in.
Where rodents get in around here
Raised foundations and crawlspaces
Many pre-war homes from West Adams to Mid-Wilshire sit on raised foundations. A torn crawlspace vent screen lets rats in at ground level, under the floor and into the walls.
Palms and overhanging trees
Palm fronds and dense ficus give roof rats shelter and a path. From there it is a short jump to the roof, an attic vent or a gap at the eaves.
Apartments and shared walls
In Koreatown, Hollywood and West Hollywood, rodents move between units through shared walls, pipe runs and garages, so it helps to look beyond a single unit.
Near the coast
In Venice, Santa Monica and Mar Vista, Norway rats, which burrow and come in at ground level, are more common than further inland.
Cities and neighborhoods we serve in Central Los Angeles and the Westside
- Los Angeles
- Hollywood
- Silver Lake
- Echo Park
- Los Feliz
- Koreatown
- Mid-Wilshire
- West Adams
- Brentwood
- Westwood
- West Hollywood
- Beverly Hills
- Culver City
- Mar Vista
- Venice
- Santa Monica
