Meth test

Because I read somewhere in this forum suggested to have meth test as part of the building inspection, we proposed this to the vendor (we put on the offer, but the agent did not include it in the contract). After requesting it through our conveyancor, the vendor told the agent that they are not permitting us to do the test. The agent told us too that we are free to exit the contract, if we object.

It makes us wondering what's the reason vendor not permitting it.

And it also makes us wondering whether it is worth to have the test.

Has anyone done meth test in the purchasing process? Any bad result?

 

Save your money, it's not worth testing for meth. The whole thing has been blown out of proportion

 

Totally blown out of proportion by testers wanting to line their pockets.

Across the Tasman, they have realised that they over reacted and spent a fortune on cleaning and demoIition that wasn’t’required!

Housing NZ to compensate 800 tenants over bogus meth testing

Meth-testing in homes - don't bother, says Chief Science Adviser Sir Peter Gluckman

 

Not sure about accuracy of test but a friend rented in a new town last year. All kids got very sick. lots of medicals with little answers. Turned out to be the rented house and meth from previous tenants. Moved house and sicknesses all cleared up.

 

Meth test... I thought this was some sort of Kiwi arithmetic thread.

 

Where are you buying?

A meth test sounds like a good idea. Refusal means one thing.

 

Why bother. The first tenant you get could taint your property. Especially if it’s in a low socio economic suburb with plenty of fibro.

And it’s not just meth on walls that make people sick. CO can be the culprit. I’ve been reading some funny stories about the effects of this gas when it slowly poisons you.

It can play tricks on your mind including hearing voices and hallucinations. I’m going to buy a co detector to see if I can sort some things out lol.

 

deception bay

 

Ha. This is my invite to recite that crime is most apparent next to the coast. Redcliffe peninsula, gold coast, wynnum manly!!

Why not get a meth test.

If I'm selling and there is no meth, test away. If there is meth u r NOT testing my property!!

 

Because they are pretty much pointless.

 

On the optimism side, it might because the vendor regrets signing the contract, and believe they could sell it for a higher price. Hence being difficult.

 

Meth lab clean-ups in public housing cost Queenslanders $600k

Too true this, the Goldy has turned into the Gangster Paradise.


Wow! Snapping duck feathers, I would just get the test done anyway.

 

1. Because it may lessen the price or pose a issue for the contract to be terminated when nothing is evident now.
2. Or they may know or be confident its not a concern and think its a waste of their time and puts the contract at risk

You could also request asbestos, lead and other carginogen testing. Mould ? What about cocaine traces in the carpet ? Where do you stop ? You are buying an existing structure not a new build. There may even be "stains" in places detectable with a blue light.

Termite inspection is generally advised as it can destroy the structure. Does presence of meth, cannabis or even cigarette smoke destroy a building ?

 

Cocaine in carpets is another excellent one.

I would stop at methadone. You can explain methadone.

' they used it on the dog'

 

The thing is that if the house has been used as a meth lab previously, future tenants could easily litigate against you if they were to become sick, plus the cleanup bill, empty house till it's all sorted. The other stuff you mentioned you can pretty much see signs of, carpet is cheap to clean, but residue from the chemical fumes of a meth lab is a different story.

 

Thanks everyone for the input...

We've decided to do it, just to be on the safe side. Our conveyancor says it is our right under the building & pest inspection clause.

 

Uh no they wouldn't. It would be an extraordinarily difficult claim to succeed on.

 

I met a guy recently whose son does this testing. He said it was a booming industry. Scratch a bit of plaster off and see concentration of meth equals how expensive to rectify property. I haven’t been too worried about my properties as most tenants are families or get random drug tests as part of their employment. I know there was meth use near one of my properties recently. I think the cleanup is still in progress.

 

Would you be liable for their relocating and medical costs?

"Ms Rawlinson said she is now pursuing compensation through the NSW Civil and Administrative Tribunal."

"We've been in the tribunal three times now and haven't had any sort of final solution because the law isn't up to date," Ms Rawlinson said."
meth-house-scare-prompts-calls-for-nsw-property-testing/

 

Itonically, this article quotes the report I linked above by NZ’s Chief Science
Advisor - who concludes that residential testing is not usually warranted!