They can push drugs above board, all day long, without having to enter what is (at best) a legal gray area.

The fire incident report says that it was oil at the stove that started the fire and added "alcohol / drugs" as a human factor.

But on the inside everything would have to be gutted and replaced; the structural beams seem to be solid but everything would have to be treated with something to alleviate the smoke damage.Still waiting for a quote from the contractor

What is your specific concern: the smell will bother other tenants (if multis) or that it could turn into some sort of drug lab?

. ;-)One I remember was a drug house.

Just today we had two women at a store that know her well tell us how their school tried to get them to drug their daughters because they talk too much.

A month into ownership, a few neighbors started complaining about the neighbor from one of the units, that he makes loud noises at night, might be doing drugs and that most of the time, someone potentially known to him, stays in one of 2 basements of the building at night.

The high speed rail in California may open up a lot of affordable housing in far flung areas to lower income people helping to alleviate the problem temporarily.

When you have someone who is motivated by the "D's" in life you have the makings for a wonderful deal for you (Drugs, death, disease, DUI, divorce, dumb decisions)You definitely don't want him to just give you a quit claim deed for various reasons but my guess is he'll sign any type deed to get the money  and be out.

Maybe they keep a record of addresses of drug busts.