Colorado has lots of uranium and other radioactive materials in the soils. It also has lots of radon gas, which it absolutely a carcinogen. When a woman in a home in the Stapleton HOA found radon and wanted to put in a mitigation system, the HOA told her “Nope! No way!”
Now, all sorts of people are trying to embarrass this HOA into doing the right thing.
Incidentally, Colorado’s homeowners rights hero, Stan Hrincevich, was one of those interviewed for the TV news story. It seems Stan is the most interviewed person in the state when it comes to standing up for homeowners.
Oh, another funny thing: The former Stapleton Airport, and the Stapleton neighborhood were named after a prominent Ku Klux Klan member in Colorado in the 1920s. Perfect!
(ABC affiliate’s story on radon mitigation)
Looks like the HOA has decided they will win the “war” against this homeowner one way or the other! In this case they are going to hold the sale of her property hostage until she pays their demand for legal fees.
I sure hope she has not purchased into another HOA!
http://www.thedenverchannel.com/news/front-range/denver/stapleton-hoa-that-blocked-radon-mitigation-is-now-charging-legal-fees