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Under proposal, owners would be required to disclose former use of homes, rentals to prospective buyers
Published on Tuesday, May 27, 2008
By Rick Armon
Beacon Journal staff writer
GREEN: The city might make it a crime to knowingly sell a methamphetamine-tainted property without disclosing the condition to the prospective buyer.
Councilwoman Christine Croce will introduce legislation tonight that would require owners of homes and rental properties once used as meth labs to fill out a city form detailing the property's meth history and give it to the buyer.
Under the proposal, anyone who knowingly sells a property without disclosing the information could be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor, punishable by a maximum of 180 days in jail and a $1,000 fine.
Green copied similar legislation approved earlier this year in Stow, Green Law Director Stephen Pruneski said.
''We're trying to put in a step in the process to ensure that somebody doesn't get into the situation unknowingly and suffer a serious health problem,'' he said.
Croce, who works as legal counsel for the Summit County Sheriff's Office, could not be reached for comment.
Many local officials and communities have been debating this year how to better inform homeowners and renters about residences used as meth labs. The discussion was prompted by news reports of a Stow homeowner who bought a former meth site unknowingly and is suing the seller.
Meth is a drug made by cooking chemical ingredients. The cooking creates dangerous residues that can seep into walls and carpeting.
Exposure to those chemicals can cause headaches, chest pain, nausea, dizziness and other problems, depending on the length and type of exposure, according to health experts.
Earlier this year, County Council created the Summit County Methamphetamine Property Awareness Task Force to study the problem.
The Sheriff's Office also announced it was developing a Web site so the public could identify local meth sites.
The U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration maintains an online nationwide database of former meth labs.
The National Clandestine Laboratory Register has identified nearly 140 properties in Summit County.
The list is available online at http://www.dea.gov/seizures/ohio.html.
Rick Armon can be reached at 330-996-3569 or rarmon@thebeaconjournal.com.
By Rick Armon
Beacon Journal staff writer
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