Meth Lab

Question: Concerns that the house we are renting is a former meth lab?

(Posted by: NetAdmin27 on 2007-10-13 15:40:49)

I rent a house with my wife and 1 year old son. The former owners of the house smoked a lot. Before we moved in, my wife and I wiped the walls down with cleaning solution and they just dripped black water when we sprayed the cleaning solution on them. It took a long time to clean them but the smell is MUCH better now. Anyway, my mother called me today and asked me if I had ever thought that this house was a former meth lab because of the smell. From what I have read, the smell in a former meth lab is very chemical. We've never smelled anything other than just stale smoke in this house. My mother covertly swabbed some dust from the cracks of the house and tested it with some meth tester. It didn't register positive but eventually did a few days later. We really doubt that it was a meth lab but we don't know what it would smell like. Is there a way to determine for sure? I'm afraid the landlords may just lie if we ask. Would the police department test the house for free?

Posted by: blackjack on 2007-10-13, 15:51:57

Hmm i dunno but you really should find out for sure, especially with your son in the house. the chemicals in the walls and floor of a meth lab can transfer into your skin, i don't know how long it would take for that to stop happening, but you should think about visiting a police station and asking them a way to make sure

Posted by: jt on 2007-10-13, 18:01:00

You may want to do some research on "[your state] meth lab rental property ". I know that some states have legislature requiring property owners and realtors to disclose this information but I am not sure about landlords. This may depend on the state where you live.

Posted by: Chika on 2007-10-15, 19:55:33

Contact the local police department they would have the best answers and/ or solutions