Mom of 2 says rats are roaming around rental home; family forced to sleep in car

SOUTH FULTON COUNTY, Ga. — Talk about a pest problem.

A mother in the city of South Fulton said she and her two children are being forced to sleep in their car because there are rats roaming all over their rental home.

The family moved into the home in March, but LaToya Mounger told Channel 2's Michael Seiden she has seen at least a half-dozen rats since then.

Mounger said the rodents are eating up her food and chewing up wires.

"The rats costing me more than my kids costing me. They're eating up the food," Mounger said.

She told Seiden that when she recorded a video and sent it to her landlord, she was told that it was her problem to fix.

TRENDING STORIES:

• Christian rapper TobyMac's 21-year-old son found dead in Nashville home
• Coroner: Tests confirm human remains found in Haralson belong to missing woman
• Former Michigan Rep. John Conyers dead at 90

Since then, the mother and her children have been sleeping in their car and staying with family and friends.

"It's ridiculous! We can't even sleep at night. We're sleeping in our car because we're scared of the rats," Mounger said. "I really want all my money back I paid on my house, especially the $2,600 deposit."

She claims her landlord will not let her break her lease unless she pays a penalty.

On Sunday afternoon, Seiden called and texted her landlord and left multiple voicemails. But as of Sunday evening, no one has responded to his messages.

"(I'm) having sleepless nights and wondering if me and my kids are going to have a place to live next month," Mounger said.

The mother said in the meantime, she is using her own money to pay for pest control, but it's not enough.

Seiden looked into the "Top 10 Rattiest Cities in America." Orkin put out the list earlier this year.

Metro Atlanta earned the No. 10 spot. Hopefully, the area will improve by next year's rankings.

Cox Media Group