u/TheMagarity

Colorado passed a law in 2023 that tenants have to be warned by landlords that radon is a common problem in this state and must be told if a property has a known issue. There's a long brochure with graphics the state has produced for landlords to attach to leases that explain all this. However landlords are not required to test a property but tenants are encouraged to do their own test. If a properly done radon test shows a problem landlords are required to take effective mitigation steps.

With all that as the prefix, my wife and I had a couple come to our open house for our rental who asked us if we had done a radon test. We had not. They told us we had to under the new law (we do not) and then, with rather creepy smiles told us that they could break the lease and move out any time if we had not tested (blatantly false). I called up the state web page and tried to show them but instead of even glancing at it they grinned even harder and repeated themselves about being free to break the lease. First one said it while the other nodded and grinned then that one said it while the first nodded and grinned. It was all very strange and creepy. We picked another candidate. They messaged us a few days later asking if we had done the test yet, which we did not respond to.

Has anyone else had much trouble with a confidently incorrect tenant? It was a new one for us.