San Francisco woman heard wall noises, then raccoon broke into bedroom
Two roommates in San Francisco were forced to move out after a family of raccoons nested in their apartment walls. Despite professional intervention, the animals eventually broke into a bedroom, leading the property management to provide financial compensation for the relocation.
Why it matters
This highlights the growing issue of urban wildlife encroachment into residential spaces and the legal responsibilities of property managers in maintaining habitable living conditions.
For nearly two months, two roommates living in a San Francisco apartment could not understand why strange scratching sounds kept coming from inside their walls. The noises became louder over time and regularly woke them up at night.The mystery finally ended when a mother raccoon, which had been living inside the wall, gave birth to baby raccoons. Soon afterwards, the animals broke through the wall and entered one roommate's bedroom.The roommates eventually moved out of the apartment after the raccoon family was removed. The property's managers later gave them about $4,600 in reduced rent and other expenses to help with the move.Weeks of scratching Isaac Brodkin, one of the tenants, shared his experience with San Francisco's ABC affiliate KGO-TV. He said the scratching sounds first started in April.
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