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CHESTERFIELD COUNTY, Va. — When they first moved here from Washington D.C., Angel Mayo and Kenneth Martin said the living conditions at their townhome in the Crystal Lakes subdivision in Chesterfield were ideal.
“We’ve been down here for about 6 and a half years now,” said Mayo in December. “As soon as we got the word we could move in here, we moved in here and in the beginning, it was good.”
WTVRCBS 6 first spoke with the couple on Dec. 13, 2023.
The couple told CBS 6 during their interview in December, in the last few months ideal conditions have changed.
“The mice started during the summertime,” said Mayo. “She’s terrified, she doesn’t even come down here. I’ve caught plenty.”
They said the issue started in August after the complex cut down trees in their backyard.
WTVRBut the couple said the problem got much worse in November.