S.F. No. 4054 Summary

• Landlords must complete radon testing at least once every five years in all leased residential buildings, with testing performed by a licensed radon professional.

• Landlords must report radon test results to current tenants within 30 days of receiving results and to the inspector.

• Landlords must provide prospective and current tenants with the Department of Health's "Radon in Rental Properties" publication and a radon disclosure identifying test dates, locations, results, mitigation measures, and records.

• Landlords must ensure mitigation is completed within 180 days of a test result indicating elevated radon concentration, performed by a licensed radon mitigation professional.

• Tenants may bring court actions for violations, with damages of $500 per violation plus reasonable attorney fees; falsifying test results carries punitive damages of $1,000; the Attorney General may also pursue penalties under state law.

• The Commissioner of Health must produce an electronic publication on radon health effects, action levels, and tenant-landlord rights.

• Effective date is December 1, 2020, applying to all residential agreements in effect or entered into on or after that date.