THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	2762
THIRTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2024
STATE OF HAWAII

A BILL FOR AN ACT

RELATING TO RENT CONTROL.

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. (a) Notwithstanding any other law to the contrary, no landlord shall rent or lease, or offer to rent or lease, a dwelling unit in a rent-controlled county at a rate that exceeds the rate for which that dwelling unit was rented or leased or was offered for rent or lease on the effective date of this Act.

(b) Any person who violates this Act shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and, upon conviction, shall be fined no more than $2,000, imprisoned no more than one year, or both.

(c) For the purposes of this Act:

"Dwelling unit" has the same meaning as in section 521-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Landlord" has the same meaning as in section 521-8, Hawaii Revised Statutes.

"Rent-controlled county" means any county having a population of more than one hundred twenty thousand but less than one hundred eighty thousand.

SECTION 2. This Act shall take effect upon its approval, and shall be repealed on December 31, 2025.

INTRODUCED BY:

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Report Title:

Rental Units; Dwelling Units; Rent Control; Rental Rates

Description:

Prohibits a landlord from renting or leasing, or offering to rent or lease, a dwelling unit at a rate that exceeds the rate for which that dwelling unit was rented or leased or offered for rent or lease on the measure's effective date. Applies to any county having a population greater than 120,000 but less than 180,000. Sunsets 12/31/2025.

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