Silver Bullet Pest ControlDroppings in the kitchen drawer, scratching behind the stove, a mouse that keeps coming back no matter how many traps you set? In Newark's two- and three-family houses and older apartment buildings, mice move between units through shared walls and pipe chases. Silver Bullet Pest Control removes them and seals the gaps they travel through — for tenants, owners and property managers.
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Text us a photo of the droppings or the gap you think they're using — it helps us plan the visit.
Getting rid of mice in a Newark multi-family building means trapping the mice inside, then sealing the gaps where they enter and travel between units — around radiator and kitchen pipes, under sinks, and along the foundation. Treating one apartment alone rarely lasts. Silver Bullet Pest Control (NJ License 90568B) handles both, with 90 days of coverage. Call or text 973-510-2585.
Newark is New Jersey's largest city, and much of its housing is older and closely built: wood-frame two- and three-family houses in the North Ward and Vailsburg, brick row houses and walk-ups in the Ironbound, larger apartment buildings around the parks and downtown, and plenty of corner buildings with a store downstairs and apartments above.
That housing gives the house mouse everything it wants:
A young mouse can squeeze through a gap about the width of a pencil, so the openings that matter are small. That's why we spend as much time looking for gaps as setting traps.
| Fact | Newark | Why it matters for pests |
|---|---|---|
| County | Essex County seat | We cover Newark from Garfield |
| People (2020 census) | 311,549, New Jersey's largest city, about 12,900 per square mile | Dense apartment blocks let mice travel between units |
| History | Settled in 1666 | Some of the oldest housing in the state, with many gaps |
| Wards | North, East, West, South and Central | We work in every ward, including the Ironbound, Vailsburg, Forest Hill and Weequahic |
| Water | The Passaic River meets Newark Bay here | Riverfront and port areas hold rats |
| Parks | Branch Brook Park, the oldest county park in the U.S. | Park edges bring rodents close to homes |
| Landmarks | Newark Liberty International Airport and Port Newark–Elizabeth | Warehouses and shipping move rodents and roaches around |
Town facts: Wikipedia and the 2020 U.S. Census.
Each building type has its own weak spots. These are the ones we check first:
In a stacked two- or three-family, the kitchens and bathrooms usually line up floor by floor. Mice ride the pipe chases between them, so we check every floor's sink and stove wall, not just the one with the complaint.
Bigger buildings need a plan for the common areas — basement, trash area, boiler room and hallways — along with the units that have mice. Sealing the basement often does more than anything done upstairs.
When there's a deli, restaurant or market downstairs, mice often start there and work their way up. The store and the apartments have to be handled together, or the problem keeps coming back.
This is the most common reason mouse problems in Newark keep coming back:
| Treat one unit only | Treat the building | |
|---|---|---|
| What gets done | Traps and sealing in the apartment that called | Traps where needed, plus sealing in the basement, pipe chases and the units that share walls |
| What the mice do | Move to the next unit, then come back when it's quiet | Lose their routes between units and from outside |
| Usually right for | A single-family home, or one mouse seen once | Two- and three-family houses and apartment buildings with activity in more than one place |
| Who usually arranges it | The tenant or owner of that unit | The owner, landlord or property manager |
| Typical result | Short-term quiet | Longer-lasting control |
If you rent and you're seeing mice, tell your landlord in writing and mention any gaps you've noticed. If you own or manage the building, call us for the whole property — it's usually cheaper than treating units one complaint at a time.
We get calls from both sides, so here's the general picture. In New Jersey, landlords of multi-unit buildings are generally expected to keep the building free of rodents and in good repair, and tenants are expected to keep their own apartment clean and report problems promptly. The details depend on the type of building, the lease and your town's rules, and they can change.
If you're unsure who is responsible, check with the City of Newark's code enforcement office or the New Jersey Department of Community Affairs. For more background, see our page on landlord-tenant pest control in New Jersey.
Tenants: keep a simple log — dates, where you saw droppings or mice, and photos. It helps your landlord, and it helps us find where the mice are coming from.
Owners and property managers: we can inspect the whole building, give you a written plan and set follow-up visits so you're not reacting to one complaint at a time.
We look for droppings, rub marks, gnaw marks and nests, check the kitchen, bathroom and utility areas, then the basement and outside of the building to find where mice are coming in.
Traps go where mice actually travel — behind appliances, under sinks, along walls — placed with kids and pets in mind. Bait, if used, goes in locked stations.
We close the gaps around pipes, under sinks, at baseboards and along the foundation with rodent-proof materials, so new mice can't follow the same path.
Rodent service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls. If mice show up again in that time, we come back.
Take everything out from under the kitchen and bathroom sinks so we can see and seal around the pipes.
Move cereal, rice, bread and pet food into hard containers with lids. Mice chew through bags and cardboard.
Don't clean up every dropping before the visit. Where they are tells us where mice are traveling. Take photos if you must clean.
For multi-family buildings, let us know if we'll need into the basement, boiler room or other units. The owner or super can help.
Mice live in and around buildings all year, but calls climb in fall, when cooler nights push them indoors toward heat and food. In older buildings, the first weeks the heat comes on are often when people first hear scratching in the walls near radiators and pipes.
Winter activity stays steady indoors. In spring, mice already inside keep breeding, and construction or demolition on the block can push rodents into neighboring buildings. If a building nearby is coming down, it's a good time to check your basement and doors. Developers can learn about our pre-demolition rodent extermination.
Seeing large droppings, or an animal much bigger than a mouse? You may have rats instead. See mice vs. rats — the plan is different.
Tell us the address, the type of building, how many units and where you're seeing mice. We'll give you the soonest opening and a free quote.
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Trap the mice inside and seal the gaps they use, especially around pipes and under sinks. In multi-family buildings, the gaps in the basement and shared walls usually need sealing too.
Because the openings they use are still there, often in a shared wall or the basement. New mice follow the same routes until those gaps are sealed.
Yes, and it can help, but in two- and three-family houses and apartment buildings it works best when the owner has the whole building checked.
Landlords of multi-unit buildings are generally expected to keep them free of rodents, and tenants are expected to keep units clean and report problems. Rules vary and can change, so check with Newark code enforcement or the NJ Department of Community Affairs.
We mainly use traps inside living spaces. If bait is used, it goes in locked, tamper-resistant stations, placed with kids and pets in mind.
A young mouse can get through a gap about the width of a pencil. That's why sealing small openings around pipes matters so much.
Rodent service includes 90 days of coverage with unlimited free service calls, and our One-Time Mouse Service is 100% guaranteed.
Call or text 973-510-2585 and we'll tell you the soonest opening for your building.
Yes. We inspect whole buildings, give owners a written plan and schedule follow-up visits for the common areas and units.
They're not a fix for an active infestation. Removing the mice and sealing the gaps they use is what actually works.
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