{"id":7034078,"date":"2026-08-08T19:48:39","date_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:48:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/peraltafinancing.com\/uncategorized\/families-unknowingly-renting-toxic-queensland-meth-homes-as-calls-grow-for-tougher-laws\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T19:48:39","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T19:48:39","slug":"families-unknowingly-renting-toxic-queensland-meth-homes-as-calls-grow-for-tougher-laws","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fivemor.com\/?p=7034078","title":{"rendered":"Families unknowingly renting toxic Queensland meth homes as calls grow for tougher laws"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Families could be unknowingly moving into Queensland rental homes contaminated with methamphetamine residue because there is no legal requirement for landlords to disclose a property\u2019s history to prospective tenants.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">That\u2019s the warning from Queensland meth decontamination specialist Steve Annells, who says he is called to about two contaminated homes every week and believes many more are slipping through the cracks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">MORE: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/brisbane-sellers-flood-the-market-as-homeowners-race-to-beat-further-price-falls\/?campaignType=external&amp;campaignChannel=syndication&amp;campaignName=ncacont&amp;campaignContent=&amp;campaignSource=the_courier_mail_questnews&amp;campaignPlacement=article\">Brisbane sellers flood the market as homeowners race to beat further price falls<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/interest-rate-hikes-and-budget-fears-sink-aussie-home-prices-for-the-fourth-month-in-a-row\/\">PropTrack Home Price Index: Aus property prices fall for fourth month<\/a><\/p>\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152742\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\"\/><img fetchpriority=\"high\" class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152742\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152742\" data-capiid=\"5f887cbaed6b1e117f20da051510c28a\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"QLD_CM_REALESTATE_METHRENTALS_09AUG26\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1152742\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Steve Annells, from Dunrite Decon, is cleaning a meth-infected rental property in Waterford. Picture: Nigel Hallett.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Mr Annells, who has specialised in meth decontamination since 2018, said almost every contaminated property he entered had one heartbreaking thing in common.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cNinety-eight per cent have children\u2019s clothes or toys,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cThe hardest jobs are when there are kids living there. They\u2019re the vulnerable ones.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">One family contacted Mr Annells believing mould was making their son sick. Instead, testing revealed meth contamination throughout the home.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cTheir 10-year-old had sores over his whole body. His skin looked raw,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cI asked if I could photograph it because people need to understand what this can do.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152743\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\"\/><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152743\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152743\" data-capiid=\"a108f4945755d3d00cd1688933a093b1\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1152743\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A young boy impacted by methamphetamine residue in a Queensland rental that had not been cleaned properly. Photo supplied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Mr Annells said meth residue could remain inside a home for up to a decade and that an ordinary bond clean would not remove it.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cPeople think a coat of paint or a bond clean will fix it, but it won\u2019t,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cIt has to be chemically neutralised and tested properly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">He said professional remediation typically took about three days and could cost between $10,000 and $30,000, depending on the level of contamination.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152744\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\"\/><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152744\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152744\" data-capiid=\"45f6386749e56ff8537d5e61297b489c\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1152744\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Inside a house Dunrite Deco was recently called to for methamphetamine residue removal. Photo supplied.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">RELATED: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/meth-contamination-a-hidden-hazard-that-could-cost-your-home\/\">Meth contamination: a hidden hazard that could cost your home<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.realestate.com.au\/news\/sa-home-attracts-offers-despite-meth-contamination-squatter-damage\/\">Home attracts offers despite meth contamination, squatter damage<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">As awareness grows, Mr Annells said demand for his services had steadily increased, with properties across southeast Queensland and regional centres including Longreach requiring treatment.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">He said homes in suburbs including Yarrabilba, Hope Island, Sanctuary Cove, Marsden, Woodridge, Deception Bay and Mitchelton had required decontamination, with four Yarrabilba properties recently referred to him after tenants had already moved in.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Mr Annells believes Queensland should follow New Zealand by introducing mandatory testing and a register of contaminated properties.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152745\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\"\/><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152745\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152745\" data-capiid=\"9614be07b691a0c98235fd91a9f1032c\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1152745\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">This house in Morningside was operated as a meth lab by tenants before it was sold.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cA watchlist would stop people unknowingly moving into these houses,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cAt the moment, if someone chooses to ignore the problem and rent it out anyway, the next family may never know.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Brisbane woman Connie Cicchini claims meth contamination has had a dire impact on her life since she discovered tenants had been smoking meth in her retirement nest egg investment property.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Ms Cicchini believed that all she needed to do was get her Zillmere property cleaned, but the contamination kept returning.Ms Cicchini had been letting the property while living with and caring for her ailing father.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152746\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\"\/><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152746\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152746\" data-capiid=\"6bc63dfb1f721fe709c1eeae534363dd\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"Connie Cicchini\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1152746\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Connie Cicchini had to demolish her Zillmere rental property due to severe meth contamination. Picture: David Clark.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">After his death in February 2023, she had intended to move into the investment property, only to find the methamphetamine contamination had recurred.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">She could not in good conscience re-let the property and after the third cleaning attempt organised by her insurer NRMA found the contamination had recurred \u2014 after a three-year dispute that was eventually decided by the Australian Financial Complaints Authority \u2014 the insurer during the dispute resolution process eventually agreed to pay the property\u2019s full insured value.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">An RTA spokesperson said while Queensland\u2019s Residential Tenancies and Rooming Accommodation Act did not specifically deal with drug contamination, property owners were responsible for ensuring rental properties were fit to live in, kept in good repair and complied with health and safety standards throughout a tenancy.<\/p>\n<div class=\"styles__ExpandedContentWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-0 styles__ExpandedContentImageWrapper-sc-1ru2hv7-1 kDuwIj ipNbJY\">\n<div class=\"styles__ImageWrapper-sc-17n6uwl-0 dCoAjl size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152747\"><picture><source type=\"image\/webp\" srcset=\"\"\/><img class=\"styles__StyledImage-sc-17n6uwl-1 hlcJVa size-full wp-post- wp-image-1152747\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1152747\" data-capiid=\"8a56d98bfd6e65ca1d5661e07ff34ecb\" width=\"1280\" height=\"720\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg xmlns=&quot;http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg&quot; viewBox=&quot;0 0 1280 720&quot;%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" srcset=\"\" alt=\"\"\/><\/picture><\/div>\n<div class=\"styles__Caption-sc-1y47awc-0 cruTJI\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1152747\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Antonia Mercorella, REIQ CEO.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<hr class=\"Divider__HR-sc-aucjre-0 hrxmbx styles__ImageDivider-sc-1y47awc-1 bUmOgI\"\/><\/div>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cThe RTA understands the serious nature of alleged drug contamination in a rental property, and the concerns it may raise for all parties about the safety of a tenant\u2019s home and a property owner\u2019s investment,\u201d the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">The RTA also confirmed it does not maintain a register or watchlist of meth-contaminated properties and said the Queensland Government was not considering changes to rental laws at this time.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">Real Estate Institute of Queensland chief executive Antonia Mercorella said there were no laws in Queensland specifically requiring the disclosure of crimes or events that had occurred at a property when it was sold or rented.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">She said landlords were nevertheless required to ensure rental properties were fit to live in, in good repair and complied with Queensland\u2019s minimum housing standards.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Text__Typography-sc-1103tao-0 bjGYxJ StyledP-sc-cebixd-0 bzEerj\">\u201cAppropriate remediation works may be deemed necessary,\u201d Ms Mercorella said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Families could be unknowingly moving into Queensland rental homes contaminated with methamphetamine residue because there is no legal requirement for landlords to disclose a property\u2019s history to prospective tenants. 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