In April, the Reno/Sparks Association of Realtors (RSAR) and the Sierra Nevada Realtors (SNR) revised their Residential Offer and Acceptance Agreement form. For the first time, Radon Inspection was included in the revised agreement as a Physical Inspection choice! The homebuyer now has to waive or include a radon inspection among 16 inspection choices as part of the home inspection. The implications that this choice brings is that the buyer will now be prompted to ask, What is Radon?, or it will remind the buyer to check "Include" based on what they've learned, heard, or even experienced in past home sales experiences. Or, they can still be uninformed and waive the inspection. According to April LaBrie, Chief Executive Officer, RSAR added the Radon Inspection choice after the Nevada Radon Education Program (NREP) made the request last year. Because the 2020 form had already been approved, the change would have to wait until 2021's form process. However, RSAR had to update the form in April, so they included our request. As of April 2020, Radon inspection is included in the Offer and Acceptance Agreement through RSAR and SNR in the Physical Inspections section.
"NREP is thrilled that RSAR took the initiative to add this to their form," said Susan Howe, NREP program director. "There are no radon-specific laws in Nevada that require radon testing or the disclosure of radon within the home purchase transaction, but this choice will prompt buyers to ask about radon or to seek more information about it." It should also cause Realtors to seek more information to answer client questions. Radon inspection is line item #40 on page 6 of the Residential Offer and Acceptance Agreement.
Source: Nevada Radon Report, Vol. 13, Number 4 – FY 2020 April – June
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