Tip of the Month - March 2006
ENVIRONMENTAL ISSUES - Continued
Source: Journal of Property Management
(also: Barbara
Vassallo, Vice President
National Apartment Association (for gov. affairs))
Half of all clandestine meth labs are found on rental
properties, according to information from the National Multi-Housing
Council & National Apartment Association.
“Meth labs are portable & they can be small, so an apartment
is an easy place to hide them. In an apartment, you’re kind
of unknown. There is a level of privacy involved. Anyone who has
a recipe & some lab equipment can manufacture it, so there is a
potential to make a lot of it. Meth is a “hot drug”
on the streets & is very addictive after the first use.”
“It’s not as though there are drug dealers on the corner
with bags of coke. It’s something that’s much more
clandestine . There is not a lot of signs that criminal activity
is going on, so it takes a property owner by surprise.”
There are signs of meth use: “Cooking” meth-also called
crystal meth, ice & glass, among other names-involves the assembly
of readily accessible household goods, like lithium batteries, coffee
filters & aluminum foil.
(MORE ON METH & METH LABS APRIL 2006)
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