Utah meth lab disclosure law

Utah law requires the owner of a property, not the realtor, to disclose whether a home has been used as a meth lab. The Governor signed Disclosure of Methamphetamine Contaminated Property Act on March 24, 2009.

The Disclosure of Methamphetamine Contaminated Property Act, sponsored by Merlynn T. Newbold and D. Chris Buttars requires a property owner or landlord  to disclose any knowledge that they have about  methamphetamine contamination of their property. The law includes “the use, storage, or manufacture of meth on their property”.  Failing to disclose meth contamination information to a buyer or renter, when a Read more

Utah narcotics officer dies from pancreatic cancer: Story update

Rick Dukatz, a former Utah narcotics officer, died on Thursday after battling pancreatic cancer; cancer that he attributed to his exposure to meth lab chemicals. He was diagnosed with the deadly disease in October. Sadly, Dukatz leaves behind a wife, four sons, a daughter and a grandson. Read more

Controversy surrounds Utah study on meth lab effects on First Responders

The results of a $500,000, two year study ordered by Utah legislators that was designed to examine meth lab exposure and health effects was announced on Wednesday. The approval of the study was prompted when law enforcement officers filed claims for workman’s compensation, alleging that their health problems were Read more

The History of Meth lab Homes in Utah spans decades

Meth lab homes in Utah are nothing new. In fact, according to reports by the Utah Department of Public Safety, the state has had meth labs for at least 23 years. The number of homes that are still contaminated in Utah is unknown. What is known is that manufacturing meth produces toxic chemicals that endanger the health of men, women, children, and animals.

1985 – The first phenyl acetic acid/lead acetate lab was located in a residence in Salt Lake Read more

Salt Lake County family denied the right to sue health department over meth lab home

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

Couple sues Utah health department over meth lab home

If you’re buying or thinking of buying a home in Utah, talk to the neighbors BEFORE you sign any purchase agreement. The couple in this video bought a home, only to find out later from neighbors that it had been used as a meth lab by its previous owner. The Alkanani’s later sued the health department over the $40,000 that it will cost them to decontaminate the home.