Gopher Control for HOA Communities — How It Works
Homeowners in HOA communities throughout Southern California — Eastvale, Irvine, Rancho Cucamonga, Ontario Ranch, Mission Viejo, and dozens of similar master-planned communities — face a specific gopher challenge that individual homeowners in non-HOA neighborhoods do not. The irrigated greenbelt corridors that run between, behind, and through HOA communities are prime gopher habitat, and they belong to the HOA — not to individual homeowners. This creates a situation where gophers move freely from HOA property into individual yards, and treating only the individual yard provides temporary relief while the source population in the greenbelt goes unaddressed.
Why HOA Greenbelts Are Gopher Highways
HOA greenbelts serve multiple functions — aesthetic buffers, pedestrian paths, drainage corridors — but from a gopher's perspective they are continuous, heavily irrigated underground highways. Greenbelt turf is watered consistently, the soil is rarely disturbed by foot traffic or construction, and the populations that establish there are rarely subjected to any pest management. A single greenbelt corridor connecting 20 or 30 homes can sustain a gopher population that continuously distributes animals into every yard along its length.
When a homeowner treats their own yard, they stop the current activity on their property — but gophers from the greenbelt identify the vacated territory and move in within weeks. The greenbelt population is the source, and treating only the individual yard addresses the symptom without addressing the cause.
Individual Homeowner Service
Rodent Guys provides individual residential service to HOA community homeowners throughout Southern California. We treat your property, remove the current infestation, and guarantee the results for 60 days. For homeowners in high-pressure greenbelt situations, we recommend discussing ongoing monthly or quarterly maintenance to stay ahead of reinvasion from the adjacent greenbelt.
HOA Property Manager Service
We also work directly with HOA property managers and landscape management companies to provide greenbelt gopher control on the HOA's common area property. Treating the greenbelt alongside individual residential service is the most complete approach to HOA community gopher problems — it addresses both the individual yard infestation and the source population in the shared space.
If you are a homeowner experiencing recurring gopher problems from a greenbelt, we encourage you to raise the issue with your HOA board or property manager and mention that Rodent Guys can provide commercial service for common areas. A well-managed greenbelt with regular gopher control benefits all homeowners along that corridor.
Commercial and Multi-Property Service
For large HOA communities or property management companies overseeing multiple properties, we offer commercial service agreements covering common areas across an entire community. These agreements are structured to maintain gopher control at the community level rather than just responding to individual homeowner complaints — a more efficient and cost-effective approach for communities with widespread greenbelt pressure.
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Frequently Asked Questions
Yes, if authorized by the HOA. We work with HOA property managers directly to arrange access and service for common area greenbelt property.
It stops the current activity on your property. Without treating the greenbelt source, reinvasion pressure continues. Our 60-day guarantee covers reinvasion during the guarantee period, and ongoing maintenance keeps your property clear despite ongoing greenbelt pressure.
Document the recurring nature of the problem and present it to your HOA board or property manager. We are happy to provide information to HOA managers about our commercial greenbelt service.
Call 909-599-4711 for residential service or to discuss commercial HOA greenbelt treatment.