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HI HB2139

Bill

Status

Introduced

1/26/2022

Primary Sponsor

Scott Saiki

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Origin

House of Representatives

2022 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • Allows landlords or their agents to charge application screening fees to prospective tenants for obtaining personal reference checks, tenant reports, and credit reports.

  • Requires landlords to provide a receipt for the application screening fee upon written request from the applicant.

  • Mandates landlords refund any unused portion of the application screening fee to the applicant.

  • Defines "consumer credit reporting agency" and "credit report" by reference to section 489P-2 of Hawaii Revised Statutes.

  • Takes effect on July 1, 2050.

Legislative Description

Relating To The Residential Landlord-tenant Code.

Residential Landlord-Tenant Code

Last Action

Report adopted; referred to the committee(s) on FIN with Representative(s) Perruso voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Representative(s) Eli, Kapela excused (2).

2/18/2022

Committee Referrals

Finance2/18/2022
Consumer Protection & Commerce2/8/2022
Housing1/28/2022

Full Bill Text

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