CONFERENCE COMMITTEE REP. NO. 2

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2021

RE: S.B. No. 329

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

C.D. 1

Honorable Ronald D. Kouchi

President of the Senate

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-First State Legislature

Regular Session of 2021

State of Hawaii

Sirs:

Your Committee on Conference on the disagreeing vote of the Senate to the amendments proposed by the House of Representatives in S.B. No. 329, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO CONDOMINIUMS,"

having met, and after full and free discussion, has agreed to recommend and does recommend to the respective Houses the final passage of this bill in an amended form.

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Shorten the notice period from sixty days to thirty days for a board of directors of a condominium association to sell, store, donate, or dispose of personalty when the identity and address of the owner are known; and

(2) Remove the publication requirement and permit the board of directors of a condominium association to proceed directly to the sale, storage, donation, or disposal of personalty that has been abandoned in or on the common elements of a condominium when the identity or address of the owner is unknown.

Your Committee on Conference finds that unwanted personalty may be abandoned in common areas of a condominium by residents, their visitors, or other third parties. Abandoned personalty is often an eyesore and can create safety hazards for other residents, especially when space is limited. When the owner of the personalty or the owner's address is not known, existing law requires a condominium association to first advertise the sale, donation, or disposition at least once in a daily newspaper of general circulation. Your Committee on Conference further finds that this process is burdensome, costly, and lengthy, and can increase the costs associated with the operation of condominiums. This measure simplifies the process for condominium boards when disposing of abandoned or unwanted property.

Your Committee on Conference has amended this measure by making it effective upon its approval.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the managers of your Committee on Conference that is attached to this report, your Committee on Conference is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 329, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Final Reading in the form attached hereto as S.B. No. 329, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, C.D. 1.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the managers:

ON THE PART OF THE HOUSE

ON THE PART OF THE SENATE

____________________________ AARON LING JOHANSON Chair	____________________________ ROSALYN H. BAKER Chair
	____________________________ KARL RHOADS Co-Chair