FAQ

No. The reason for placing the Notice of Removal and quarantining the property is that it is presumed that a human health risk exists due to meth contamination, and the premises are unsuitable for human habitation until they have been tested and found to be free of contamination. The property owner and his or her cleanup contractor may enter the premises for the purposes of investigating any potential contamination and cleanup, but no one may live in the premises until they have been determined to be free of meth contamination. Per the Arkansas Code, § 8-7-1405(7)(D) and (E), it is a crime (Class B misdemeanor) to enter to re-occupy a meth-contaminated property, or to remove or disturb the Notice of Removal posted on the property prior to DEQ certifying that the property has been properly decontaminated.