David Baker, who lives in a three-story apartment building in Thealby Close, said that since the first Covid-19 pandemic, the apartment building has been “infested” with rats. In a series of video clips shared with Leeds Liveit seems David is going to the bucket room where there is a loud squeak. The horrible moment comes when he looks over the edge of the buckets to find more than 20 rats feasting on food in bucket bags and jumping. The 29-year-old says he can hear the rats from three floors up in the apartment building. Read more: The Leeds recreation area car park is in “horrible chaos” as travelers take the baton as staff are forced to clear it. Leeds’s father added that the rats also caused damage to residents’ parked cars. Drivers have to repair their cars “on a weekly basis” as rats “chew on wires” in cars. A Leeds resident “worries” about the safety of his children after finding more than 20 rats in a bin outside his apartment building (Image: Submitted) After he allegedly had no help from the council, the father of the two took matters into his own hands. Recruiting a group of his neighbors, they took the rats to the council office at Civic Hall. David said: “A group of us took the bin to the housing office, dropped the bin in the parking lot and let them drag across the car park. The board told me they actually agreed with me, they said it was a bit drastic. but they agreed. “But as soon as one of the rats went near one of their cars, a woman said, ‘Oh no, the rat is going near my car.’ . ‘. David, 29, and a group of neighbors took matters into their own hands and took the rats to the Leeds City Council office (Image: David Baker) “We go from car to car as rats chew on the wires in our cars. We do car repairs almost every week.” He added: “I have two children staying with me at the weekend and we can not have rats where the children are. One of my neighbors had to move to a hotel because it is so ugly. Some of them are the size of a small dog.” . A Leeds City Council spokesman said: “Our pest control team is working to address this issue at Cromwell Heights and as part of this research we have identified a number of access points that we are working to seal and bait further. long-term solution to the problem in this area. “Council services, including pest control, waste management, cleaner neighborhood groups and Housing Leeds, continue to work together to ensure that problems are addressed as quickly and effectively as possible. More information on infection prevention is available at find on the board’s website: Pest Control (leeds.gov.uk). “ To receive the latest email updates from LeedsLive, click here. Read more related articles Read more related articles
