LAW4178 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Paper Shredder, Locum
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Tracey and mike wilson bought a new house in january 2000 in the outer. At the time, they noticed an unpleasant smell in the area. Happy homes assured them that the dump was to be closed at the end of 2000. The dump did close at the end of the year but the smell persisted and in fact, got worse. In may 2001, tracey and mike were contacted by the local council, green. Pastures city council, and advised that the smell was due to methane gas leaching through the soil from the garbage dump and escaping up through the soil surface all around their neighbourhood, including around and under their home. The council recommended that they move out until the problem could be rectified. In august 2001, after a long weekend away, tracey and mike came home and without thinking walked into their locked up home.
