What an odd read. There's a lot of things that you need to research before purchasing a home. I don't think we should require everyone to test a house for meth

What an odd read. There's a lot of things that you need to research before purchasing a home. I don't think we should require everyone to test a house for meth before selling it. Really, argon testing would make more sense as it's much more common, but even that I would disagree with. Just off the top of my head there is: - Asbestos - Radon, methane, and, and other hazardous gases - Lead Paint - Structural issues - Grade/drainage issues - Flood/tornado/some other natural disaster zone - Water contamination (for wells) - Termites and other pests - etc.. etc... Typically, there's a seller's disclosure that's provided with a property that basically states that if the owner is aware of anything, they should inform the buyer. Foreclosures and certain types of investment properties don't come with this, because, well technically the seller wouldn't be aware of anything in most cases. It's standard procedure. If there is any complaint to be made here, it might be one of willful negligence on the part of FM, but again, it says right there in the contract and the listing: do your due diligence... no seller's disclosure provided. I've seen foreclosures much worse than this one. Really, due diligence should be the buyer's responsibility and if they want the seller to pay for any testing, it should be put it in the contract. Again, if FM knew about this ahead of time, I'm sure there are already laws in place to protect the buyer. If FM didn't know, then no one is at fault. It's just a freak thing and stuff like this happens.