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Three quarters of property investors will test for meth before buying – Survey

Domnick Hetmanska 28/09/2016

A recent survey conducted by property management company, Crockers Property Management, indicated that three quarters of investors would request testing for methamphetamine before finalising a property purchase. See the full story here. However, from the same surveyed group, over 50-percent would not conduct testing on property they already own. Only 3-percent would conduct testing every […]

Addiction, Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

Ice labs can be found in virtually any property. Without testing, how would you know?

Domnick Hetmanska 20/09/2016

“Meth is is not a game, this is not Breaking Bad … this is not a drug you can mess around in thinking it is just fun. It will get you. It will take you down dark places you couldn’t even dream existed in your worst nightmares.” – Shane Ex-meth addict Shane has turned his life […]

Addiction, Crime, Health, Property, Testing

Meth use in Ipswich, Qld, doubles in three years

Domnick Hetmanska 19/09/2016

19 September 2016 – According to this recent article in the Queensland Times, the use of the drug ice in Ipswich, west of Brisbane, has doubled in only three years. This alarming statistic is based on the increase in referrals to local support services for meth-related problems. It’s a disturbing statistic that shows how ingrained […]

Health, Property, Testing

Public Housing meth contamination clean-up bill tops $21m

Domnick Hetmanska 16/09/2016

16 September 2016 – The cost to the New Zealand tax payer for testing, cleaning and repairing meth contaminated state housing has risen $18m to $21m over the past year, according to this news story. The bill has been steadily rising too from $2.9m last year up from $700,000 the year before that. This doesn’t […]

Addiction, Testing

Ice and ecstasy becoming the drugs of choice according to study

Domnick Hetmanska 13/09/2016

13 September 2016 – South Australian drug users are leading the trend towards more crystal methamphetamine and ecstasy use and away from drugs such as heroin and speed. The latest research from the National Drug and Alcohol Research Centre reveals a nationwide trend towards increased use of ice although ‘party’ pills such as ecstasy remain […]

Addiction, Crime, Health, Testing

The high price parents are paying to get their children off ice

Domnick Hetmanska 12/09/2016

12 September 2016 – The age of people hooked on ice is getting younger and there is now a significant issue with high school-age users becoming addicted to this drug. Across Australia desperate parents are going to extreme measures to help get their meth-addicted children off the drug, including mortgaging the family home, taking out […]

Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

Routine testing seen as the way to curb meth use in rental properties

Domnick Hetmanska 09/09/2016

9 September 2016 – After discovering that 70% of rental properties in just one area were contaminated by meth, a private investigation and meth testing company have determined that only routine testing by landlords and property managers is going to curb the damage to property caused by the use of this drug. Often, drug users will […]

Property, Testing

Sunlive – Housing NZ sharpens focus on meth

Domnick Hetmanska 06/09/2016

5 September 2016 – Source: sunlive.co.nz The country’s biggest landlord, Housing New Zealand, has sent the strongest possible message to state housing tenants warning of its zero tolerance to illegal activity on its properties. And that especially includes the use and abuse of methamphetamine. “While the issue of methamphetamine is high-profile right now, we have […]

Meth lab, Property, Testing

Radio NZ – Home buyers should have meth provisions in contracts – lawyer

Domnick Hetmanska 02/09/2016

2 September 2016 – Source: Radio New Zealand Home buyers need to have meth test provisions in their purchase agreements, says an Auckland property lawyer. Workers at a contaminated site. Photo: Contaminated Site Solutions The Ministry of Business, Innovation and Employment’s business unit is working on a standard for the testing and cleaning of properties […]

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stuff.co.nz – Gran demanding mandatory methamphetamine testing of houses

Domnick Hetmanska 27/08/2016

7 June 2016 – Author: Leighton Keith – Source: Stuff.co.nz A grandmother who discovered her New Plymouth home was contaminated with methamphetamine wants testing for the drug to be made mandatory when properties change hands. Kerryanne Hopkins bought her two bedroom unit on Frankley Rd in October 2015. The 49-year-old carried out renovations and planned to sell it for a small profit. […]

Meth lab, Property, Testing

Radio NZ – Meth contamination guidelines ‘needed now’

Domnick Hetmanska 15/08/2016

15 August 2016 – Author: Benedict Collins – Source: Radio New Zealand News New methamphetamine contamination guidelines cannot come soon enough, Auckland District Law Society says. Methamphetamine contamination guidelines being developed by Standards New Zealand are expected to be ready early next year. Auckland District Law Society vice president Joanna Pidgeon said testing for meth prior […]

Education, Meth lab, Property, Testing

Elite Property Manager – Baking Bad: Hidden dangers for property managers

Domnick Hetmanska 10/08/2016

7 August 2016 – Author: Martin La Touche – Source: Elite Property Manager METHAMPHETAMINE, ALSO KNOWN AS ICE, ‘P’, or crystal meth, has become a major issue for the housing industry in New Zealand and many states of the USA. It’s growing in use throughout Australia due to the ease with which it can be manufactured and the […]

Education, Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

Stuff – Q+A: What you need to know about methamphetamine contamination

Domnick Hetmanska 10/08/2016

10 June 2016 – Author: Laura Walters – Source: stuff.co.nz Houses contaminated through the cooking or smoking of methamphetamine is a growing issue in New Zealand. Just one session smoking the Class A drug, also known as P or Ice, could be enough to produce a positive test result. However lack of national testing standards […]

Meth lab, Property, Testing

NZ Herald – Meth users wreaking havoc in the rental market

Domnick Hetmanska 09/08/2016

9 August 2016 – Author: Robyn Yousef – Source: NZ Herald Robyn Yousef: ‘What makes anybody think it’s okay to do this?’ Methamphetamine smokers are wreaking havoc in our housing rental market. Along with a major shortage of properties, the number of properties needing decontamination this year is skyrocketing and the clean-up issue has created […]

Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

stuff.co.nz – More tenants concerned over P contamination as testing spikes

Domnick Hetmanska 06/08/2016

21 July 2016 – Author: Georgia Forrester – Source: stuff.co.nz The testing for methamphetamine in Manawatu homes has doubled for at least one agency in the past two years. NZ House Surveys has seen requests for inspections spike amid growing awareness and concern for illnesses related the manufacture of the drug. . Founder Jeff Twigge said more than […]

Meth lab, Property, Testing

stuff.co.nz – Housing NZ puts off property sale over meth concerns

Domnick Hetmanska 05/08/2016

30 May 2016 – Author: Selina Powell – Source: stuff.co.nz The sale of a Housing New Zealand property is in limbo over concerns it has been contaminated with methamphetamine. Viewings of the four-bedroom house in Blenheim were suspended last Tuesday after a prospective buyer claimed the house was contaminated with meth. A Housing New Zealand spokeswoman […]

Crime, Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

news.com.au – Homes with hidden history

Domnick Hetmanska 25/07/2016

16 June 2013 – Source: news.com.au FORMER “meth labs” are being sold and rented to families across New South Wales, with no legal requirement for real estate agents to disclose the property was once used to produce illegal drugs. Unlike laws which require agents to disclose any “material facts” relating to a suspicious death at […]

Health, Meth lab, Property, Testing

sourceable.net – Meth Labs Next Wave of Property Litigation

Domnick Hetmanska 23/07/2016

4 June 2014 – Author: Stephen Smith – Source: sourceable.net All around the world, a growing phenomenon of using private and often rented accommodation as laboratories for producing methamphetamine is causing enormous headaches for property owners and neighbours and spawning a new wave in construction related litigation. Methamphetamine, also known as crystal meth, P or […]

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Herald Sun – “Six-year-old boy found with methamphetamine in his system after moving into house formerly used as ice drug lab”

Domnick Hetmanska 22/06/2016

11 June 2016 – Author: Katherine Powley – Source: Herald Sun A SIX-year-old boy was found with the same levels of methamphetamine in his system as an adult drug abuser after his family unwittingly bought a house that had been used as an ice drug lab. The shocking case has led to warnings for prospective homeowners and […]

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The NZ Property Podcast – “Your Property and Meth”

Domnick Hetmanska 09/06/2016

Mark talks to Miles Stratford from Meth Solutions Released 09 June 2016 Meth has become a major problem in New Zealand for many years with both physical and emotional harm. In this itunes podcast, Mark and Miles discuss the following: Manufacturing in the home. The bigger the test number the more likely it’s been manufactured in […]