These are alarmingly high numbers.
In all fairness, only the homes that look dodgy get tested but that still means P has been cooked or smoked in more than 90 homes in our city.
This just creates one more hurdle to overcome when you're buying a house.
We're in the market for our first home and came across one we thought would be perfect.
It was definitely a do-up. The wallpaper had been torn off the walls in different parts of the house, the carpet was destroyed - it was filthy.
A first look around left me wondering if it was a P-house. I almost dismissed the thought as paranoia but before we could ask the agent she told us a test was being done.
It came back positive showing the drug had probably been used, but not made, in the house.
Being a fairly new phenomenon, lawyers and drug experts struggled to give us advice on what it meant in terms of health and resale.
Being a do-up it didn't put us off completely but definitely dropped the price we were willing to pay.
I'm definitely more wary now.
I still wouldn't insist on testing every house we consider buying but I will not hesitate to ask and get a test done if the state of the house sets off alarm bells.
It's not an issue that is going to go away - if anything it will only get worse as more people get hooked and move from house to house.
Carefully consider the consequences when deciding whether or not a house is worth testing.
If you're undecided, it's its worth spending the $130 to get the house tested.
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