Insight To Help You Keep Your HOA Building Free From Pests

Pest problems are never fun, whether they occur outside or inside your home. Pests become a nuisance and can cause damage to the property and food of the residents living in your HOA-managed building. The following provides you with some information about managing your property with pest control and prevention methods.

Educate Your Residents

When you own a condominium building or manage a multi-unit property with individual owners, the quality of the property's maintenance really depends on the upkeep of the residents. So, how well the property tenants and residents take care of their interior space will greatly affect the entire property's overall condition and risk for pest problems. Pests need a place to inhabit and a food and water source in order to take over and make it their home. If the building's residents leave clutter inside their units and don't keep trash picked up and deposited in dumpsters outside, pests are going to make their way inside. 

Let your residents know about prevention strategies they can take to keep their homes cleaned up and how they can watch for problems. They should watch out for droppings from mice and cockroaches, ant trails and swarms, spider nests and hatchlings, and any other critters that may be found inside. For signs of pests inside the home, your residents can call a local HOA pest control service to treat their home based on the type of pest problem. 

Maintain Exterior and Common Areas

A second step to prevent pest problems is to keep the outside areas of your property clean to reduce the occurrence of pest attraction. Look for areas that trash can accumulate, such as around the community dumpster or trash compactor unit, playground areas, and the pool deck. Be sure that you check and empty any community trash collection bins located throughout the outside areas, such as by the pool, tennis courts, or outdoor playgrounds. 

Then, also clean out any exterior breezeways, interior community hallways, and lobby interior and exterior patio spaces. And if you find any food items left after a resident, clean it up. For any pest accumulation at the site, such as ant swarms or wasps, arrange for a treatment by a pest control professional to prevent the issue from spreading.

Arrange For Pest Control Services

It is also a good idea to arrange an HOA pest control service with your residents for their interior spaces. Although your residents may own their interior spaces, it is essential that all the residents and owners work together to battle pests and keep them controlled through the entire property. Look at setting up a monthly pest control service for repeat treatments depending on what pests are common in the area.