I Was Gonna Stop Cannabis Farming For My Landlord… But Then I Got High

I’m more frequently reading cases involving entrepreneurial tenants that are renting properties so they can develop their own cannabis farming business in them. The latest case comes with some cool pictures, so I thought I’d quickly share the good stuff (the pictures, not the weed)…

Pretty elaborate imagery, right? I’m told the photos are of a regular family home that was let by a letting agency in Surrey. They were taken just after the police had cleared the plants and lamps.

Unfortunately, I’m not an expert in the field of growing weed, so I can’t really comment on whether the farmers have an efficient little setup, but it all looks rather operational. Is anyone experienced or knowledged enough to know whether it looks like a professional setup?

I’m curious about what that dark liquid-shit is in the bathroom, perhaps it’s some kind of fertilizer. One thing I do know, though; weed is grown under high powered UVB ultraviolet lamps in a moist environment, so all that moisture must have soaked into the floors and plaster. My guess is that the property is in worse condition than the pictures portray.

As mentioned, cannibas farming in private rental accommodationg is becoming extremely popular, so landlords need to be extremely rigorous when choosing their tenants. Here are a few useful links:

• Make Regular Inspections Of Your BTL
• The Best And Worst Tenants Guide
• Avoiding Professional Bad Tenants

Finally, here’s a shout out to all my cronic-loving homies. Respect.

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Talk / 7 Comments left so far

Sheldon wrote this on 2010-02-23 01:54:12 looks like hes sucking allot of hydro there lol 1

Aunty P wrote this on 2010-02-24 21:50:22 Like the video - shades of Cheech and Chong. 2

Sam wrote this on 2010-02-26 22:18:18 We just inspected a fully furnished property the tenant had left - in the wardrobe was all this light reflective foil stuck to the inside of the doors and the walls. I'm informed this is for growing cannabis. I guess I am lucky he chose not to bore through the walls and floors of the property and was a small scale farmer who wanted to hide his habit :) 3

Jools wrote this on 2010-02-27 10:16:46 At least they were considerate enough to cover the carpets LOL!!!

If we could just harness the ingenuity and resourcefulness of these people we could surely cure cancer in a decade!!


As a matter of interest - can you insure against this kind of destruction/vandalism or is it covered under LAndlords business insurance?

Jools 4

Sam wrote this on 2010-02-27 11:18:48 I'm wondering if it would come under the malicious damage by tenant - although that is restricted to 5k and is only on few policies (I know that as I only choose ones where you are covered by this - otherwise the tenant can trash your property and you have no recourse to insurance) 5

Andrew wrote this on 2010-03-02 00:34:42 Looks like they had a pretty good hydroponics set up going on.

My cuzzy in Oz used to do that sort of thing so I have seen it before. The chemicals in the bathroom will be fertilizer which is required to max out the harvest and make the plants grow like there is no tomorrow. They have to have a great deal of moisture and light (as previously mentioned) but it is also important to keep a good airflow around the plants, hence the ducting and, undoubtedly, some pretty high powered extractor fans.

I used one of the fans my cuzzy had to make a fan for their "dunny". It is so powerful that the loo can be used immediately after someone has "filled the pan" and you'd never know!! (except the seat might be a bit warm.....)

There endeth the lesson on growing weed hydroponically..... 6

Adam wrote this on 2010-07-30 10:20:41 That is not hydroponic. Hydroponics is growing plants in water without soil... the dude in that house grew his weed in plant pots using a soil based medium.

The big brown box is a carbon filter extractor which filters the smell and blows warm fresh air out the other side. 7

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