LANDLORDS
What are the tenants smoking at your property?
Look after your investment by taking a pro-active approach to testing rental properties throughout the term of the tenancy. If tenants’ know that their home is going to be tested, they’ll be less likely to use or manufacture drugs inside the property.
A pre-letting test and subsequent test on vacating the property will give you peace of mind that such illegal activities have not being carried out at your expense.
Click here for an example of the wording you could use in your agreement so that tenants understand your policy on the use or manufacture of illicit drugs in your property
The smoking or manufacturing of methamphetamine results in airborne deposits on wall surfaces, carpets, counters and furniture. Solid forms of methamphetamine can be spilled and worked into carpets and upholstery.
Even small amounts of contamination are known to have adverse effects on children, adults and pets living in affected dwellings.
Why bother to meth test?
- Meth contamination is rarely visible.
- Meth labs operate in all suburbs, rich or poor.
- Property contaminated by meth poses serious health risks. Are you willing to compromise the health of people and pets living in your property?
- Decontaminating a property can literally cost tens of thousands of dollars.
- If the property is badly contaminated, it may need to be demolished.
- Insurance cover for decontamination of newly acquired property is unlikely.
- Property with a meth history will typically sell below market rates.
- Loss of rental income while decontamination occurs.
- Tenants are being awarded compensation as a result of living in a contaminated property.