HI HB115

Authorizes counties to enact ordinances to protect and safeguard abandoned real property, including registration, maintenance, and security requirements.

Registration ordinances are limited to properties subject to foreclosure proceedings.

Maintenance ordinances require owners to keep abandoned properties compliant with sanitary and building codes, with monthly inspections required during abandonment.

Security ordinances require owners to secure properties against unauthorized access, including locking windows and doors, repairing broken windows, and filling excavations or swimming pools.

Property owners remain obligated to pay real property taxes and comply with covenants, conditions, restrictions, or homeowner association bylaws regardless of ordinance compliance.