Chloe Adams says she has had a rodent problem in her apartment for a year
A Lisburn mum has said she was forced to leave her home due to a rodent problem saying that rats “chewed a hole” through her kitchen wall.
Chloe Adams says that she has dealt with rodents at her Lisburn Housing Executive apartment for the past year with it recently getting to the point where she no longer felt safe living there and had to stay with her mum.
Speaking to Belfast Live, Chloe said that she had reported the rodent problem to the NIHE on a number of occasions and while workers attended her property in order to try and deal with the pests, the issue continued.
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She says that the problem got so bad that rats had chewed a hole through her kitchen wall and she had to move her and her five-year-old daughter into her mum’s house for safety.
Chloe said: “For the past year I have tried to have the rat problem at my apartment dealt with and have contacted the Housing Executive four times for them to come out and try and sort it. But no matter what they do the problem just seems to be getting worse and worse.
“The issue has got so bad they have chewed holes in my walls, including a very large one in the kitchen.
“I have a young daughter who lives with me and we felt like we had no choice but to move in with my mum because the apartment no longer felt safe due to the access the rats had to it. I just hope that the problem can be dealt with because it is no way for someone with a young child to live.”
A Housing Executive spokesperson said: “We first had a report of pest activity at this property in March and, after an investigation, work was carried out to close a number of access points.
“Following a second report in June, our contractor attended and further access points were identified and closed.
“In January, we received another report and the property was visited by Pest Control this week (Tuesday,13/01/26).
“Today, (Thursday, (15.01.26) further work was carried out at the property, including jet washing drains.
“We are continuing to investigate and we will be installing CCTV into the drains at the property to monitor the situation.”
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