Ohio House bill would require meth lab disclosure

COLUMBUS (AP) — The Ohio House has approved a bill requiring that homeowners selling their houses disclose upfront whether the property was ever used as a drug lab.

The House on Wednesday unanimously passed the Methamphetamine Awareness and Notification Act, which also creates a public database of meth-tainted properties and vehicles.

State Rep. Stephen Dyer, a Democrat from Green in suburban Akron, says the goal is to stop people from unknowingly purchasing or leasing properties and vehicles contaminated by meth.

Dyer introduced the bill three years ago but it languished in debates over liability, cleanup standards and how a property could be removed from the public database.

The legislation goes next to the Ohio Senate.