Two days ago, a document came for Shane and I to sign as part of our new house purchase. The first paragraph read something of the following:
“Owner of the Property hereby notifies Buyer/Tenant that Owner has received an Order from a governmental health official identifying the Property as being contaminated by methamphetamine and a remediation lien has been recorded against the Property. The Order prohibits use or occupancy of the Property until the Owner receives a notice from the health official that no further action is needed.”
I FREAKED OUT!!! Did we just buy a government declared crack house and can’t move in? So in panic, I call our real-estate agent (who’s wonderful by the way). In two minutes my fears subsided as he explained that this isn’t a notice of occupancy prohibition, but yet another required disclosure that the current owner is supposed to tell the buyers.
So now I feel better… although on second thought – the meth lab could bring us the income to help pay off the mortgage.
P.S. If you didn’t read the above clearly and skipped ahead here’s a disclaimer: There is no meth-lab… nor basement for that matter. The paperwork is just a legal disclaimer. Our agent initiated it because it wasn’t included in the initial packet from the seller’s agent. We’re getting a good, clean home.
