Current through September, 2024
Section 17-2017-15 - Replacement housing payment to tenant of sleeping room who rents(a) A displaced tenant of a sleeping room, acquired by the State, who rents replacement housing is eligible for replacement housing payment with section 111-4(b), HRS; provided that the tenant has rented and occupied a decent, safe and sanitary replacement dwelling not later than one year subsequent to the date on which the tenant was required to move from the dwelling unit taken.(b) The payment shall be determined by subtracting from the amount necessary to rent a comparable room for the next two years the following (1) Twenty-four times the average monthly rental paid by the relocated individual or family during the last six months if such rental is reasonable, or the average rent, if reasonable, during the time of occupancy if such occupancy is less than six months, prior to being required to move, or(2) If such rent is not reasonable, twenty-four times the economic rent established by the State for the dwelling unit.Haw. Code R. § 17-2017-15
[Eff NOV 15 2004] (Auth: HRS § 111-9) (Imp: HRS § 111-4)