Pubdate: Fri, 15 May 2015
Source: Vancouver Sun (CN BC)
Copyright: 2015 Postmedia Network Inc.
Contact:  http://www.canada.com/vancouversun/
Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/477
Author: Dan Zylenko
Page: B7

NO JUSTICE FOR HOMES LABELLED AS GROW-OPS

I looked over the B.C. Real Estate Association's and member websites
and found the real estate industry is very quick to condemn grow-op
properties with no classification or consideration as to the severity
of the damage. Whether it be two or three plants in a basement room to
1,500 plants throughout the house, the label is the same. In a lot of
cases the damage is minimal and even if the house has been remediated,
inspected and tested, the label remains.

The criminal who created the grow-op has done their time and moved on
and the new homeowner, even after 10 years, is treated as a criminal
for simply owning a remediated home.

When is the grow-op label removed and how long before the innocent are
no longer punished? A fair and equitable solution must come into play.

Dan Zylenko

Abbotsford
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MAP posted-by: Matt