Workaround:
Subscribe to CellFormatting event:
void radGridView1_CellFormatting(object sender, CellFormattingEventArgs e)
{
if (e.CellElement is GridCheckBoxCellElement)
{
e.CellElement.ToolTipText = "ErrorMessage for CheckBoxColumn";
e.CellElement.Children[0].ToolTipText = "ErrorMessage for CheckBoxColumn";
e.CellElement.Children[0].Children[0].ToolTipText = "ErrorMessage for CheckBoxColumn";
}
}