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NE LB506

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/21/2025

Primary Sponsor

Megan Hunt

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Origin

Legislature

109th Legislature

AI Summary

  • Requires landlords to provide prospective and current tenants with a standardized radon hazard disclosure form and copies of any radon test records showing concentrations at or above 4 picocuries per liter of air

  • Allows tenants to conduct their own radon tests at any time; landlords have 30 days to hire a licensed specialist to dispute results, and test results remain valid for 2 years unless building modifications occur

  • Permits tenants to terminate their lease without penalty or loss of security deposit within the first 90 days if a radon hazard exists and the landlord declines to mitigate, or if the landlord failed to provide required disclosures

  • Enables tenants to hire a licensed radon mitigation specialist at their own expense, with costs potentially deductible from rent over the lease term if the landlord consents

  • Prohibits landlords from withholding security deposits to cover radon testing or mitigation costs, except for improperly installed tenant mitigation systems; applies only to leases entered into after the act's effective date

Legislative Description

Adopt the Landlord and Tenant Radon Awareness Act

Last Action

Title printed. Carryover bill

1/7/2026

Committee Referrals

Judiciary1/23/2025

Full Bill Text

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