CINCINNATI (WXIX) – A woman said she’s being terrorized by a raccoon after moving into her Westwood apartment less than a month ago.
Alexus Hubbard told FOX 19 that she first heard sounds in her ceiling on Feb. 20. She said she reported them to a landlord before ownership changed.
On March 1, she caught the raccoon on camera. The animal had crawled in through a hole in the wall in her kitchen cupboard.
The raccoon continued its trips in and out of her home every day this week.
Hubbard said it had brought in trash from other homes and from outside, leaving messes throughout the kitchen. The raccoon also defecated and urinated throughout her living room.
She said that her son has cerebral palsy, and as such, the health concerns make the issue especially serious.
“He can’t walk,” Hubbard explained. “His main method of transportation is crawling. He is not able to go around his own house at all because it’s unsafe for him. I don’t know what kind of biohazards are on the floor.”
She said that she reported the issue to Savin Holdings LLC, the company that now owns the building.
According to the Hamilton County auditor’s records, Savin Holdings LLC purchased the building in late February, just a few days before Hubbard reported the raccoon.
Hubbard said the landlord brought a trap for the raccoon Thursday evening.
She said that was after he had notified her that he had no intention of being a Section 8 landlord and asked her if she would continue in the apartment paying full rent or seek a residence elsewhere.
FOX 19 reached out to the owner three times, going to voicemail twice, before hanging up on the third call.
When the owner brought the trap, Hubbard said he also brought a document notifying her that she had until April 30 to leave the premises or face eviction.
“Coming here and signing a lease, I felt that we had finally found some peace and recourse to enjoy our home,” she said. “Now it feels like the rug has been pulled out from under me, and now I’m not sure if we’re going to have somewhere to live.”
Hubbard said if she finds the raccoon has been caught in the trap, she is supposed to notify the landlord.
According to the Ohio Department of Natural Resources, a trapped raccoon must be released on the same property or humanely euthanized.
If you ever have a raccoon in your home, you’re asked to open all of your windows and doors until it leaves. If it shows signs of illness or displays a lack of fear of humans, you should contact DNR or the health department.
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