The bill amends Section 562A.15 of the Iowa Code to establish regulations regarding radon testing in rental properties. It allows tenants to conduct radon tests or hire certified professionals to do so. If a test reveals radon levels at or above four picocuries per liter, the tenant must inform the landlord and provide written results. The landlord is then permitted to conduct a confirmatory test and must also provide the tenant with those results. Should the confirmatory test indicate the same elevated levels, or if the landlord opts not to conduct a confirmatory test, the landlord is required to install a radon mitigation system.

Furthermore, if the landlord fails to install the mitigation system within ninety days of receiving notice of elevated radon levels, or if the installed system does not reduce radon levels below the threshold, the tenant has the right to terminate the lease. In such cases, the landlord must return all prepaid rent and the rental deposit without imposing penalties on the tenant. The bill also defines a radon mitigation system as one designed to reduce radon levels, installed by a certified individual in accordance with the relevant Iowa Code chapter.

Statutes affected:
Introduced: 562A.15