Can my landlord do a drug test at our house?

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Tenancy Services advise landlords to do meth tests between tenancies. If you’re already in a tenancy and your tenancy agreement doesn’t say when and how meth tests will be done, Tenancy Services recommend that landlords get their tenants’ permission before doing a meth test.
If the tenants don’t give permission, the landlord might risk breaching their right to ‘quiet enjoyment’ of the premises. However, the law isn’t clear about this. Another argument is that the landlord has the right to inspect a property if the correct 48-hour notice is given, and that  a drug test can be done as part of a property inspection.
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