Hopefully this gives you some good food for thought.

However dog stuff can attract rodents.Snacks like chew bones or rawhide or pig ears, open dog food bags or food left out in the bowl, dirty dog bowls especially if you feed wet or raw and leave scraps in the bowl etc are easy food sources for ants, roaches, rodents.If none of this is an issue it's more likely the rats found their way in and are munching on human food or trash and nesting in cabinets, furniture, etc.I can only give an opinion that the property owner should be responsible for making sure the house is properly sealed and safe.

I might be interested in taking you up on that. 

Residents have it good here as far as weather, outdoor activities, and food!

I went from broke on food stamps to running a multi-million dollar coaching business.

So they hedge up on rates and LLPA/GSE fee's so that the banks have to charge higher rates.This is all politics and unfortunately this new party is hammering Gas prices, Interest rates, food costs, etc... 

Do you want to spend X amount on letters that just end up in the drawer with the fast food coupons? 

It has no commander, no overseer or ruler, yet it stores its provisions in summer and gathers its food at harvest. 

Disclaimer: I am not a CPA and this is not tax advice, you should consult your own professional licensed CPA for this type of advice.Based on my personal experience, your travel costs to and from TX including food, rental car, gas, hotel, air travel, etc. are all costs of doing business and deductible.

Food in the fridge?