Salt Lake County family denied the right to sue health department over meth lab home
November 15, 2008
Like thousands of people across America, the Alkinani family bought a home expecting that the home was “safe to live in”. But, when neighbors told them that the home had been used as a meth lab, they decided to contact their local health department. The health department admitted that the home had once been used as Read more
Buyer Beware: California foreclosures are rising
November 10, 2008
Video: Foreclosures are continuing to rise in California and elsewhere across the country.
If you’re thinking about buying a foreclosure in California or elsewhere, be aware that banks are not required to disclose whether or not the home was used as a meth lab.
Illinois Sheriff helps those living in foreclosed homes
October 8, 2008
Sheriff Tom Dart says that as of tomorrow, Oct. 9, said that he won’t get involved with evicting anyone from their home. According to the USA Today story, Dart has refused to get involved with evictions because he says that his deputies have no way of knowing if the eviction notices they’re serving to residents are Read more
Lincoln County Minnesota: Meth lab news for home buyers
October 8, 2008
Lincoln County, Minnesota has figured out a way to deal with the high cost of decontaminating meth lab homes. They are going to make property owners responsible for paying for the cleanup. You could do what my son did in 2004 and buy a toxin-filled home and be left holding the bill for the cleanup, despite the fact that you had nothing to do with the contamination.
While I want to alert everyone about Lincoln County, MN about what’s going to happen to property owners there, you need to know that Read more
Flip that house: Meth lab foreclosures and cleanup costs
August 18, 2008
Buying a foreclosed home can be a lucrative purchase for real estate investors, who can successfully flip the house for thousands more than they paid for it. But, the growth of meth lab homes in the U.S. has made house flipping much less profitable than a decade ago. Combined with a slow economy, buying a foreclosure for house flippers, may in fact cost them money instead of putting money in their pockets. That is, if the Read more