B. C. GROUP AIMS TO STANDARDIZE REPORTS ABOUT DRUG-TRADE HOMES

People who unknowingly purchase homes that have been used in the
illegal drug trade may put their health and their lives at risk,
according to a group of realtors, firefighters and civic
politicians.

And there is no certain way of determining whether a home has been
used as a drug house, Kelvin Neufeld, president of the Fraser Valley
Real Estate Board, said in an interview. "

Our goal is to standardize the way they report grow-ops, meth labs or
whatever, he said.

Mr. Neufeld said homebuyers may be at risk of financial disaster,
serious health risks and conceivably violent death if they buy a home
that has been used to grow marijuana, manufacture methamphetamines or
has been used to distribute illegal drugs

The group intends to form a committee to determine how families can
best be protected.