Meth Lab Residue in Homes Triggers Litigation

March 17, 2008 - Lawsuits over contaminated homes focus on failure to disclose issue

First it was toxic mold. Now it's meth residue.

Property owners are battling a new breed of lawsuits, in which people who unwittingly bought homes that were once methamphetamine labs are suing over contaminated houses that are making them sick.

The lawsuits are fallout from the massive federal crackdown on meth labs during the past decade, which saw more than 100,000 labs busted, leaving behind thousands of polluted homes and apartments for unsuspecting residents to fill.

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