Dead animal in the tenants wall.
Wonder if anyone has had to deal w dead animals in the walls – my upstairs tenants get a dead animal smell in their bedroom about once a year – I’ve sealed up the rooftop so they are not getting in that way – don’t see any access from the basement – my neighbor on the fireplace side’s building is a shambles – I’ve sealed up part of his exterior so I wouldn’t get a water leak – my geuss is the mouse gets in from that side – and then gets trapped dies and we get the stink. Any suggestions of what to do – I feel helpless to make this right for my tenant.
jaay
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cate | 2 years and 8 months ago
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Good idea. Not sure it would affect odors but it would surely cut down on some air infiltration.
Guest User | 2 years and 8 months ago
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Put these behind all of the electric outlet, light switch and internet cable outlets. They won’t prevent a terrible problem, but they do have some effect. And sometimes the psychological effect is even better for the tenant than the actual amount of odor change: https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B09M9ZR3P2/ref=yo_ii_img?ie=UTF8&psc=1
cate | 2 years and 8 months ago
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We had a dead animal inside a floor/wall about a year ago and I can still smell it faintly. I wonder what it could be. Didn’t seem likely to be a mouse since they are so small. Possibly you could speak to an exterminator, although I’m not sure what they could they do short of accessing the neighbor’s property. Is the property inhabited? If rat activity is visible, 311 might do something, but I’m not sure. Also, FWIW, sometimes terrible odors can also be water leaks or open plumbing/sewer gas. Perhaps it could even be a nest of some type that’s inhabited once a year at this time, with or without an actual dead animal. Good luck with everything.
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