smelly

As far as taking action I have spoken to the committee leader and written to the strata manager about the odour and rats.

The manager put the issue on the agenda at the meeting.

I have just received the minutes and they have engaged the cleaner to put baits out for the rats explaining the smell is probably the rat urine etc. They are also looking at getting some different bins. Hopefully this will all help control the odour and the rats.

I will monitor the situation and keep speaking to more residents about it all.

We now have rats in the garbage room, enticed by the smell.

The strata have organised baiting.

How can I get them to look at relocating the bins to an outside area, it seems really bad to keep them in a room and not sanitise it properly.

Where do I stand if the rats get into the upper levels of the building and my unit?

Should I call the health authorities?

Has anyone got a resolution passed for building a new garbage area. How difficult would it be?

Thanks Penelope

We do have a service that comes and hoses the bins after the rubbish truck has been, and they sweep and tidy the room so that is good.

I think the room in general is concrete and dirty, needs a good chemical power hose.

There is a vent on the one side, not near my kitchen but the room is quite old with cracks etc.

I noticed pipes going up into the next floor, with a huge gap around them, should I ask for a builder to check this and maybe any gaps can be sealed?

There is no mechanical deodoriser in the room, just the one breeze block vent. 

How do I suggest buying something like this to help, is it an expensive option they may have been avoiding?