Proposed MoCo law would require home sellers to test for radon

Montgomery County would require home sellers to test for radon, and supply those test results to the prospective buyer of the home, if a new County Council bill is passed. Bill 31-15 is sponsored by Councilmember Craig Rice (D - Upcounty), and is scheduled to be introduced during today's Council session.

The bill would also require the seller to furnish the buyer with an estimate of what it would cost to remediate any radon contamination present in the home. Homeowners would have to use a testing kit approved by the director of the County Department of Environmental Protection. That test would have to be conducted less than one year before the home's sale contract is signed.