meth contamination

Hair analysis from residents in P House tests positive

Attendees at the Clean Up 2017 conference in Melbourne heard from Dr Jackie Wright and Miles Stratford in a joint presentation about the effects of living in a P house. Headline in Herald Sun newspaper Dr Jackie has been researching in this area for over 5 years (read our earlier interview with Dr [...]

October 10th, 2017|Meth News, Tenants|Comments Off on Hair analysis from residents in P House tests positive

Insurance and meth contaminated property

Meth contaminated properties and insurance – what is the future? The difference between contamination from use of meth and contamination from meth manufacture is technically difficult to determine although generally the level of contamination from manufacture tends to be higher.  Both affect insurance claims. One thing is for certain, the period between no meth and [...]

October 5th, 2017|Investors, Property Managers|Comments Off on Insurance and meth contaminated property

Meth contamination: Ignorance is no defence at tenancy tribunal

A recent meth contamination Tenancy Tribunal decision shows that Landlords who fail to MethManage rental properties are creating more risk for their investment returns. Investors realise profits on rentals at the time the property is sold.  But if the property is contaminated with methamphetamine this may impact the market value as seen recently with a property [...]

May 16th, 2017|Discussions on Meth, Home Owners, Investors, Property Managers, Real Estate Professionals, Tenants, Uncategorized|Comments Off on Meth contamination: Ignorance is no defence at tenancy tribunal

Does my insurance cover meth decontamination?

For the last few years MethSolutions has been advising clients that the window of opportunity for full insurance cover for meth contamination is closing and now it has closed. There is now a ceiling on any insurance claim settlement of between $25-$30,000. Article on meth decontamination insurance Image credit: Interest.co.nz Avoid big insurance claims Proactive [...]

April 2nd, 2017|Investors, Tenants|Comments Off on Does my insurance cover meth decontamination?

Meth Contaminated House And The Tenant Won’t Budge!

When the lab detects a significant level of methamphetamine in samples taken in a rental property, surely it’s a simple process to vacate the tenant … right? Unfortunately, the answer is no! In some cases, the tenant refuses access to undertake further testing and refuses to vacate based on the composite test results. The next step is [...]

January 25th, 2017|Property Managers|Comments Off on Meth Contaminated House And The Tenant Won’t Budge!

MethSolutions guests on TVNZ Breakfast Show

Interview date 27th October 2016. Miles Stratford is interviewed by Jack Tame on Breakfast Jack Tame, TVNZ: An investigation into Methamphetamine levels could mean that Housing New Zealand evicted some of its tenants unnecessarily. Every year thousands of homes test positive for traces of “P” and then millions of dollars is spent cleaning [...]

November 28th, 2016|Goverment/Council, Policy|Comments Off on MethSolutions guests on TVNZ Breakfast Show

Property Inspection – Who’s Got The Key?

Who’s got the key? An important part of a Property Manager’s role is undertaking regular inspections to meet requirements of insurance cover, identify maintenance and repair needs as well as generally inspecting the property. So what happens during a property inspection?  You arrive on site, the tenant lets you in and you complete your inspection. [...]

November 10th, 2016|Investors, Property Managers|Comments Off on Property Inspection – Who’s Got The Key?

NZ Standards for Meth Testing

Testing anything is meaningless unless you have an agreed standard.  In the meth clean-up industry the Ministry of Health Guidelines for Remediation of Clandestine Meth Lab Sites have been in place since 2010. Territorial Authorities have used these as the basis for benchmarking acceptable levels of meth residues. Consequently, the industry that has evolved to [...]

September 14th, 2016|Uncategorized|Comments Off on NZ Standards for Meth Testing