California just happens to be one of only 23 states that mandate a methamphetamine contamination disclosure in connection with the sale of residential properties. As the highly addictive drug methamphetamine grows in popularity, so does the chance you could end up buying a "meth house" when you go shopping for real estate. Disclosures matter! Most jurisdictions require the home owner to pay for the cost of testing and remediation of meth even though the owner was not aware of contamination at the time of purchase.
Making or even smoking meth leaves behind a caldron of toxic chemicals that permeate walls, ceilings, floors and carpets with methamphetamine as well as the attendant mercury, lead, iodine, lithium and poisonous solvents. Did you know that for each pound of the finished drug, the methamphetamine cookers leave behind 5 to 6 pounds of poisonous chemical waste? How that waste is disposed of, dumped or absorbed and in what quantities is difficult to ascertain. There is division of opinion among experts on the degree to which any contaminated home can be rehabbed and even how much meth exposure is truly harmful
It is generally conceded that exposure to even small amounts of these poisons can damage humans' nervous systems, liver and blood production mechanisms. Unfortunately small children generally suffer the most as exposure to these chemicals can cause the in vitro onset of birth defects and life long developmental problems. As if that isn't enough, if you accidentally purchase a methamphetamine house, your health isn't the only risk. The cost of remediation of meth could run in the tens of thousands of dollars and result in your being unable to occupy the home until remediation is complete and has been signed off by the appropriate regulatory body.
Screening your purchase
• Professional Testing. The only way to know for certain if the property that you are purchasing is not contaminated is to hire a professional. The cost of professional evaluation can vary from $400 to more that $2,000.
• Amateur Testing. Amateur testing is not fool proof, but can be conducted with a methamphetamine test kit. The cost of test kits vary from approximately $10.00 to $40.00. A positive test will be revealing. Naturally, the more tests conducted on the residence will increase your confidence level in the test kit findings.
• Talk to neighbors. Take a few minutes to meet your potential new neighbors. Longtime residents may prove useful in determining the history of the house and the frequency of police visits.
• Call the police. Call the police department's community-service officer and request a history of arrests. Your community may also have this information online.
• Visit the health department. Find your local health department and visit their offices. You can request a file review for your address to คอนโด กรุงเทพ determine if any heath department reports have been issued with respect to your property. If reports do exist, request a meeting with the lead health department case worker.
The Drug Enforcement Administration has a website http://www.justice.gov/dea/clan-lab/index.shtml that documents residential meth labs that have been uncovered from 1999 to 2011. From 1999 to 2012, the Drug Enforcement Administration reported uncovering over 21,000 residential meth labs. Their addresses are documented in the agency's aptly named Clandestine Drug Lab Registry.
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