State guide
Virginia
Virginia has meth-specific statutes for both home sales and residential rentals, and the Virginia Board of Health publishes cleanup guidelines. I did not find a statewide public registry of meth-contaminated properties, but Virginia regulates cleanup through health guidance and contractor licensing, and DPOR provides the sale disclosure form.
Checked against official sources on October 4, 2026. Rules and links change; confirm with the office listed before you act.
Try a ZIP like 30303, “Travis County” or “Columbus, OH”
- Contaminated property list
- I did not find a current Virginia state registry of meth-contaminated properties on official state pages; use the DEA National Clandestine Laboratory Register for incident locations.
- Official property list
- Official page →
- Seller and landlord disclosure
- Sellers must disclose under Va. Code § 55.1-708, and landlords must disclose under Va. Code § 55.1-1219, if they have actual knowledge the property was previously used to manufacture methamphetamine and has not been cleaned under state guidelines.
- Cleanup standard
- 1.5 micrograms per 100 square centimeters (1.5 µg/100 cm²) of methamphetamine on surfaces in buildings formerly used to manufacture methamphetamine.
- Certified decontamination contractors
- Official page →
- State program
- Virginia Department of Health; Virginia Board of Health; Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for Contractors
Official resources in Virginia
VDH Guidelines for Cleanup and Certification of Buildings Formerly Used to Manufacture Methamphetamine
Current Board of Health cleanup guidance, including sampling, certification, and the post-cleanup meth target.
DPOR Disclosure Forms
Official Real Estate Board page with the Property Previously Used for Methamphetamine Manufacture Disclosure Form.
Key facts for Virginia
- Owners must disclose to a purchaser if they actually know the dwelling was previously used to manufacture meth and not cleaned under state guidelines.
- Landlords must disclose the same fact to a prospective tenant before lease signing or, for an oral lease, before occupancy.
- Virginia’s statute directs the Board of Health to certify cleanup by a post-cleanup target.
- VDH’s 2025 guideline sets a post-remediation target of 1.5 µg/100 cm² of methamphetamine.
- VDH’s guideline says the department cannot recommend, endorse, license, or otherwise approve meth cleanup companies.
- DPOR licenses contractor businesses with the DLR specialty for drug lab remediation contracting.
Local meth property programs in Virginia
| Program | city | phone | Details |
|---|---|---|---|
| Virginia Department of Health, Office of Environmental Health | Richmond | Not published* | Listed in VDH meth cleanup guidance as the contractor cleanup list contact. |
| Virginia Department of Health, Office of Epidemiology, Toxicology | Richmond | Not published* | Listed in VDH meth cleanup guidance for health hazards, exposure routes, exposure risk, cleanup planning, sampling, and remediation. |
| Virginia Department of Professional and Occupational Regulation, Board for Contractors | Richmond | (804) 367-8511 | Licenses contractor businesses and regulates the DLR specialty for drug lab remediation contracting. |
| Virginia Real Estate Board disclosure forms | Richmond | Not published* | Publishes the Property Previously Used for Methamphetamine Manufacture Disclosure Form for sales. |
| Virginia State Police - Appomattox Division Appomattox | Appomattox | Not published* | Listed in VDH meth cleanup guidance under methamphetamine site seizure and first response. |
| Virginia State Police - Chesapeake Division Chesapeake | Chesapeake | Not published* | Listed in VDH meth cleanup guidance under methamphetamine site seizure and first response. |
* Not published: the official page doesn't list it. Call the office to confirm before you rely on it.
What to do next
- Ask the seller for the Virginia meth manufacture disclosure form if you suspect prior contamination.
- For rentals, get any meth disclosure in writing before signing; Virginia gives tenants a termination remedy for nondisclosure.
- Check contractor licensing through DPOR and ask for cleanup and sampling documentation showing results at or below 1.5 µg/100 cm².
Not seeing your program or county?
Not every program publishes its rules online. Try these, in order:
- General Start with the statewide information above.
- Closest verified Nearest places where we have verified local data outside this state (distance from Virginia's population center, for comparison only):
- Land Remediation and Development Branch, District of Columbia · about 84 miles
- Report a Possibly Contaminated Site, District of Columbia · about 84 miles
- DC Health Environmental Health Administration, District of Columbia · about 84 miles
- Call to confirm Ask the official office.VDH Guidelines for Cleanup and Certification of Buildings Formerly Used to Manufacture Methamphetamine
Website →Phone not shown: use the contact page on the official website above.Your city or county office: Local governments →Not sure who handles it locally? USAGov's free help line, 1-844-872-4681, or the Virginia page on USA.gov can point you to the right office. - Know the current info? Tell us with a link to the official page.