Cuyahoga Falls Ohio residents discuss who should be responsible to clean up meth lab homes
July 6, 2008
Ohio lawmakers would like to make it perfectly clear who is responsible to pay for the cleanup of clandestine meth lab homes - the property owner. They would also like those same property owners to pay for any costs incurred by the police for their administrative costs. The law they would like to see pass would require a property owner to fully disclose the property’s history to future buyers or renters. Residents in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio recently met to express their concerns about the burden of the clean up costs and administrative costs falling on their shoulders - “Falls Council set to discuss utility meters and meth labs” by Steve Wiandt, published July 6, 2008.
If you live in the Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio area, I encourage you to attend City Council meetings to voice your concerns about the government not offering you any help to clean up a meth lab home that got contaminated through no fault of your own. What this law would do - To put it simply, if someone cooks meth in your home, you will be responsible to pay to get it decontaminated. If you rent out your property or if anyone in your home makes meth, you will get the bill to decontaminate it. The cost of decontaminating a home can run as much as $100,000. Be aware that the government will not give you any funding at all to help you pay to clean up what they consider a hazardous waste site. In addition, they will not allow you to live in the home until it is cleaned up.
Meetings for the City Council in Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio begin at 6:15 p.m. in the Natatorium Conference Center, 2345 Fourth St.
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