BUYER BEWARE

I have been avidly following the series of articles devoted to the issue of
pot grow houses.

It is a great public service to raise awareness of the prevalence of this
problem, as well as to shed light on the warning signals, changes in
sentencing of the accused, and now the debate on public disclosure of these
buildings.

One day last December, my view of my neighbourhood changed when a house, a
few doors down the street from me, was gutted by a fire due to an illegal
hydro bypass in a pot grow operation.

I had always noticed what I thought to be a strange dark coating on the
front window of this house.

Over the past six months, I have been able to breathe the smell of scorched
house, then view dumpsters of various sizes and colours positioned on the
driveway, and now witness that this house has been listed on the MLS market
at a premium price with the sale claim of "better than new."

I would never knowingly buy a former pot grow house. Full disclosure of a
house's history should be mandatory and not left to the principle of
"Caveat Emptor."

Ingrid Sienerth

Kitchener