There’s a persistent rodent problem plaguing neighborhoods throughout Boston. From Dorchester to Roxbury and into Allston, rats continue to multiply with faulty trash storage and absentee landlords fueling the fire.
“It’s a huge issue where we have large complexes with overflowing dumpsters, or not enough garbage cans,” said Rat City Arts Festival Director, Ricky Meinke.
City councilors have spent years trying to address that very issue, notching a win to close out 2024. The legislature gave the green light to a rise in code enforcement fines from a max of $300 to $2,000…