Wednesday, March 5, 2008

South Dakotans have no clear legal protection against the unwitting purchase of homes once used as methamphetamine labs

March 2, 2008 - As a result, state homebuyers and renters have relied for years on real estate agents, sellers and property managers to disclose previous meth lab contamination in a home.

An Argus Leader investigation shows that people in Sioux Falls have unknowingly bought homes that once were meth labs. And with no standards for cleanup, those people might not know whether they have been exposed to meth residue or toxic chemicals used to make the drug.

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