Rodents overrunning an Avalon Park neighborhood

I know this is outside of the scope of this neighborhood, but I'm sure someone is getting some of the residuals of this problem that is just across Cottage Grove. Defender:

Improperly disposed trash is the root of an increase in rats in a South Side neighborhood, a multi-family property manager said.

Randy Nevels, a property manager of a 27-unit residential building in the 8200 block of South Drexel Avenue in Avalon Park, said he does what is required of him as a building manager but can’t seem to get rid of the rats that have set up residence in the building.

Nevels said residents in surrounding buildings aren’t disposing of the trash like they should, and the landlords aren’t enforcing that they do so.

“We have a private garbage disposal company to collect our garbage twice a week, and exterminators come once a month. I keep the building clean,” Nevels said.

He blames his neighbors for the rat problem.

“Garbage is thrown everywhere. It’s so rampant that I can’t keep the rats out of my building,” Nevels said.

Once again what a man with a camera can do. To add some context the church can't seem to get its act together on their garbage. As a result a video is posted on YouTube. When that video is posted sometimes the church will clean up their act. At least until another video is posted on YouTube because they slipped again.