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HOUSE
FILE
377
BY
WILZ
A
BILL
FOR
An
Act
concerning
radon
testing
in
rental
properties.
1
BE
IT
ENACTED
BY
THE
GENERAL
ASSEMBLY
OF
THE
STATE
OF
IOWA:
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Section
1.
Section
562A.15,
Code
2025,
is
amended
by
adding
1
the
following
new
subsection:
2
NEW
SUBSECTION
.
5.
a.
A
tenant
may
conduct
a
radon
test
3
or
hire
a
person
certified
in
accordance
with
chapter
136B
to
4
conduct
a
radon
test
in
the
dwelling
unit.
If
the
results
5
of
the
test
show
a
radon
level
equal
to
or
greater
than
four
6
picocuries
per
liter,
the
tenant
shall
provide
the
landlord
a
7
written
copy
of
those
test
results.
8
b.
The
landlord
may
have
a
confirmatory
radon
test
conducted
9
by
a
person
certified
in
accordance
with
chapter
136B
and,
10
if
applicable,
shall
provide
the
tenant
a
written
copy
of
11
those
test
results.
If
the
confirmatory
test
result
is
12
equal
to
or
greater
than
four
picocuries
per
liter,
or
if
the
13
landlord
chooses
not
to
have
a
confirmatory
test
conducted,
the
14
landlord
shall
have
a
radon
mitigation
system
installed
in
the
15
dwelling
unit
by
a
person
certified
in
accordance
with
chapter
16
136B.
Once
a
radon
mitigation
system
has
been
installed,
the
17
landlord
shall
have
the
dwelling
unit
retested
and
the
landlord
18
shall
provide
the
tenant
a
written
copy
of
those
new
test
19
results
within
ninety
days
from
the
day
the
tenant
provided
20
notification
of
elevated
radon
levels
to
the
landlord.
21
c.
If,
within
the
ninety-day
period
established
in
paragraph
22
“b”
,
the
landlord
fails
to
have
a
radon
mitigation
system
23
installed
in
accordance
with
chapter
136B
after
receiving
24
notice
of
elevated
radon
levels
or
if
a
radon
mitigation
system
25
is
installed
and
radon
test
results
remain
equal
to
or
greater
26
than
four
picocuries
per
liter,
the
tenant
may
terminate
the
27
lease
and
the
landlord
shall
return
all
prepaid
rent
and
the
28
rental
deposit
and
shall
not
impose
any
penalties
against
29
the
tenant.
The
tenant
shall
provide
written
notice
to
the
30
landlord
of
intent
to
terminate
the
lease.
The
termination
31
date
may
be
effective
immediately
or
on
a
later
date
agreed
32
to
by
the
tenant
and
landlord
to
allow
the
tenant
to
obtain
33
alternative
housing.
34
d.
For
purposes
of
this
subsection,
“radon
mitigation
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system”
means
a
system
designed
to
mitigate
the
presence
1
of
radon
in
a
building
installed
by
a
person
certified
in
2
accordance
with
chapter
136B.
3
EXPLANATION
4
The
inclusion
of
this
explanation
does
not
constitute
agreement
with
5
the
explanation’s
substance
by
the
members
of
the
general
assembly.
6
This
bill
concerns
radon
testing
of
rental
properties.
7
The
bill
provides
that
a
tenant
may
conduct
a
radon
test
or
8
hire
a
person
certified
in
accordance
with
Code
chapter
136B
9
to
conduct
a
radon
test.
The
tenant
shall
notify
the
landlord
10
of
a
test
result
equal
to
or
greater
than
four
picocuries
per
11
liter,
which
is
the
United
States
environmental
protection
12
agency’s
action
level
for
radon.
The
landlord
may
have
a
13
confirmatory
radon
test
conducted
by
a
certified
person
and
14
must
notify
the
tenant
of
those
results.
If
a
subsequent
15
test
result
is
equal
to
or
greater
than
four
picocuries
per
16
liter,
or
if
the
landlord
chooses
not
to
have
a
subsequent
17
test
conducted
by
a
certified
person,
the
landlord
shall
have
18
a
radon
mitigation
system
installed.
Once
a
radon
mitigation
19
system
has
been
installed
in
accordance
with
Code
chapter
136B,
20
the
rental
property
shall
be
retested
and
the
new
results
shall
21
be
given
to
the
tenant
within
90
days
of
the
original
notice.
22
The
bill
provides
that
if
the
landlord
fails
to
have
a
radon
23
mitigation
system
installed
or
if
a
radon
mitigation
system
is
24
installed
and
radon
test
results
remain
equal
to
or
greater
25
than
four
picocuries
per
liter,
the
tenant
may
terminate
the
26
lease
and
the
landlord
shall
return
all
prepaid
rent
and
the
27
rental
deposit
and
shall
not
impose
any
penalties
against
28
the
tenant.
The
tenant
shall
provide
written
notice
to
the
29
landlord
of
intent
to
terminate
the
lease
effective
immediately
30
or
on
a
date
agreed
to
by
the
tenant
and
landlord
to
allow
31
alternative
housing
to
be
obtained
by
the
tenant.
The
bill
32
defines
“radon
mitigation
system”
to
mean
a
system
designed
to
33
mitigate
the
presence
of
radon
in
a
building
installed
by
a
34
person
certified
in
accordance
with
Code
chapter
136B.
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