STAND. COM. REP. NO. 1588-24

Honolulu, Hawaii

, 2024

RE: S.B. No. 2132

S.D. 1

H.D. 1

Honorable Scott K. Saiki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Thirty-Second State Legislature

Regular Session of 2024

State of Hawaii

Sir:

Your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs, to which was referred S.B. No. 2132, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, entitled:

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO THE RESIDENTIAL LANDLORD-TENANT CODE,"

begs leave to report as follows:

The purpose of this measure is to:

(1) Amend the deadline related to the repair of conditions that constitute health or safety violations; and

(2) Increase the amount deducted from a tenant's rent for the tenant's actual expenditures to correct health or safety violations and defective conditions.

Your Committee received testimony in support of this measure from the Hawaiʻi Association of REALTORS; Hawaiʻi Children's Action Network Speaks!; and one individual.

Your Committee finds that substandard and dangerous housing conditions can lead to housing instability and health and safety concerns for Hawaii's families. This measure would improve protections for Hawaii's renters and promote swift action by landlords to correct violations and defective conditions.

Your Committee notes that amending this measure to change the effective date to November 1, 2024, will allow realtors to produce new forms to comply with this measure.

As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of S.B. No. 2132, S.D. 1, H.D. 1, and recommends that it pass Third Reading.

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary & Hawaiian Affairs,

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DAVID A. TARNAS, Chair