HI HB1325

Requires developers of affordable housing projects funded by Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation (HHFDC) to provide tenant protections when displacement or eviction occurs for households earning 140% or below area median income.

Developers must offer displaced tenants either right of first refusal for a comparable unit in the new project or relocation benefits equal to at least three months' rent (paid as three monthly payments or lump sum).

Developers must provide information to affected tenants about relocation assistance and right of first refusal, and establish procedures to maintain communication with displaced tenants starting 120 days before notice to vacate.

If developers fail to comply with tenant protection requirements, HHFDC can delay application review, halt relocation, withhold program funding, or declare the developer ineligible to participate in HHFDC programs for at least one year.

Effective date is July 1, 2050.