Stow -- Stow property owners now must disclose whether their homes were former methamphetamine labs during property transactions or face jail time.

Property owners have to disclose such information to potential homebuyers and renters and anyone receiving property as a gift, per legislation Council passed April 24.

Deputy Law Director Joe Haefner said property sellers are required to specify in writing whether their properties were former meth houses. Those who violate the ordinance would be charged with a first-degree misdemeanor and could face a maximum sentence of 180 days in jail and a maximum fine of $1,000.

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