Grow ops

[Joseph D. Skrypka]

Does anyone know of a resource in Ontario that we can refer to, to determine if a property was a grow operation?

I seem to recall hearing that some provinces have web sites where these properties are listed, and the provincial government here in Ontario talked about setting up a grow op registry about a year ago, but I don't think it ever came to fruition.

How helpful are local police forces in giving out that kind of information? (I'm guessing that privacy issues would limit what they can say).

[William R. DeVries, CMHI]

Contat your regional Police they can tell you if a grow op or if druggies have lived in the house, explain your a home inspector and doing background on the property for your client, you dont want names just a simple yes or no will suffice

[bjones5]

If information on a questionable property is lacking, here's a few things to keep an eye out for:

• evidence of locks on interior doors, keyed or padlock. sometimes the holes have been shoddily repaired
• excessive moisture levels where there shouldn't be.
• mold.....everywhere - walls floor, trim, ceiling
• evidence of hidden rooms, hastily filled in
• missing tabs in the breaker panel
• stove in place and un-plugged, but wires running elsewhere.
• a skunky smell to the house or parts thereof.

These are just a few of the most obvious signs. I wouldn't rely too heavily on Police department information unless there has been a raid and subsequent arrests. Police have been sued before for impling a grow-op existed in a home when no such incident was evident.

[hlowe]

Hey Brian!

Do you get a lot of grow ops in Coe Hill?

[wblakey]

Inspected a house last year where they had removed all of the plants but left the pots and numerous leaves on the floor and even in one instance a bag partly filled with leaves in the crawlspace. In addition there was a big plant growing just on the other side of the property line.

The house was not badly affected, it appeared to have been a fairly small operation, not commercial size at all.

[bjones5]

Originally Posted by hlowe

Hey Brian!

Do you get a lot of grow ops in Coe Hill?

2 years ago......a major bust 1 mile away from me....11 million dollars worth of pot.

Once i got to know a few people up here, i found that there are quite a few small ops going on. Not commercial enterprises per se, more like personal use.