Hi. So I am moving to an apartment in a nice, clean building. However, the previous tenants told me that they had mice.
I checked out the apartment carefully and saw no signs of vermin, but the previous tenants advised me to "seal up all the holes around the apartment." How would you mouse proof an urban apartment? In NYC, all buildings have mice or bugs.
It is difficult to stop all the things that go bump in the night, but with some effort you should be able to keep most if not all out.
Remember, rodent and roaches like heat. So pull fridge out and clean well. Lots of bait traps, snap traps and roach traps should help. I find using a glue trap checked every few days can catch a lot of creepy crawlers as well.
I would also consider the use of a professional exterminator as well. Check with the landlord to see who they use. They can help you a lot knowing what is really around in the building.