Fumigation of Buildings and Condominiums in Lima: 2025 Guide for Administrators

The challenge of fumigating buildings and condominiums

Unlike a single-family home, a building or condominium presents unique challenges: multiple owners, common areas that become pest hotspots, ducts and pipes that connect every floor, and the need to coordinate access to private units.

Law N° 27157 and the Horizontal Property Regulations establish that owners' associations are responsible for maintaining common areas, which includes pest control.

The most common pests in Lima buildings

Cockroaches in pipes and plumbing

Blattella germanica reproduces quickly in pipes and moves from floor to floor through plumbing and ducts. A single infested apartment can contaminate adjacent floors within weeks. Treatment must cover all floors simultaneously.

Rats in basements and parking areas

Parking areas are entry points and shelters. They search for food in trash bins and can climb through pipes. In buildings with poorly sealed trash areas, infestations can be severe.

Mosquitoes on rooftops and inner gardens

Rooftops with containers, tanks or laundry areas with stagnant water are perfect breeding grounds. Inner gardens and ornamental fountains can also be problematic.

Fumigation plan for a building: step by step

1. Free comprehensive inspection: All common areas — stairwells, entrance hall, trash rooms, cisterns, parking areas, rooftops and machine rooms.
2. Customized treatment plan: Chemical treatments for common areas, recommendations for private units, scheduling and cost estimate.
3. Coordination with the owners' association: We support internal communication with owners.
4. Treatment application: Residents don't need to leave their apartments for common-area treatment.
5. Follow-up and certification: A 30-day follow-up visit and issuance of the building's fumigation certificate.

Recommended frequency by building type

• Residential buildings: Full fumigation of common areas every 3 months
• Mixed-use buildings: Every 2 months
• Condominiums with gardens or a pool: Monthly or bimonthly
• Buildings with ground-floor restaurants: Monthly

Annual contracts for property management companies

Fumiplagas Ecologi offers discounted annual contracts for building management companies. This includes 4 full fumigations of common areas, emergency response for outbreaks in private units, issuance of all certificates and preventive maintenance recommendations.

Contact us at 792-2845 or via WhatsApp at 988 552 106. We visit your building at no cost to prepare a quote.