Section 15-186-35 - Occupancy of accessible dwelling unitsThe corporation shall take the following nondiscriminatory steps to maximize the utilization of accessible units by eligible individuals whose disability requires the accessibility features of the particular unit.
(a) When an accessible unit becomes vacant the corporation shall, before offering such units to an applicant without disabilities, offer the unit: (1) First, to a current occupant of another unit of the same project or other projects within the same housing program, having disabilities requiring the accessibility features of the vacant unit and occupying a unit not having such features, or, if no such occupant exists, then(2) Second, to an eligible qualified applicant on the waiting list having a disability requiring the accessibility features of the vacant unit.(b) When an applicant who is not disabled accepts a unit with accessibility features, the applicant shall transfer to a non-accessible unit when one becomes available.[Eff DEC 01 2003] (Auth: HRS § 201G-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 201G-32, 201G-4)