Rats Spotted in DC Gym: Some Residents Claim to Have Seen Them Running Around

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For at least 4 months now, tenants of QH apartments have been dealing with the most foul smell ever. It’s like rat sh!t meets a dead animal(s) And it has leaked into the elevator, stairwell, laundry room, gym, etc. Management doesn’t care.

They think cleaning at 2am is suffice and yet we’ve all continued to suffer from the smell. Some residents have even seen rats running around the gym and in the ceilings above. It’s a safety hazard for many reasons.

They wont use the word “rats” in the management’s emails but they did close the laundry facility for a week and the gym and amenities until further notice as I imagine they’ll have to get inside the walls. It’s a mess!!”

WUSA reported:

“Residents at Quebec House apartments in the Northwest DC neighborhood of Cleveland Park turned to WUSA9 after they said they’ve been dealing with a rat infestation for the last 3 months.

Jim Barritt, a long-time resident believes the rats are coming from a nearby hill that sits across the complex and behind a local grocery store.”

In a statement Quebec House told WUSA9:

“Quebec House is keenly aware of the rodent situation in the building and has been acting diligently and expeditiously to eradicate the problem. Rodents are a Washington DC wide problem.

Notwithstanding the utmost care that our maintenance team has provided at Quebec House, we too are now plagued by this situation. We have been working with multiple professional pest control companies, doing everything we can to resolve it as quickly as possible, including hiring canines for detection and abatement. We acted immediately and have been working tirelessly to resolve this issue. We anticipate that this will be resolved in the next several months as it takes time and is a process to remove rodents from a building.

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We answer all resident concerns with understanding and civility. We will continue to tackle this problem with professionalism and vigor until it is resolved, and we thank the residents for their patience.”

DOB provided the following statement to WUSA9:

Regarding Quebec Apartments (2800 Quebec Street NW), DOB has responded to 21 housing complaints since 2023. The agency has also conducted building-wide proactive inspections of the property in 2014, 2021, and 2023. DOB will arrange for an inspection.”

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