Hawaii Senate Bill 2907

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Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: Introduced on January 19 2024 - 25% progression, died in committee
Action: 2024-01-24 - Referred to CPN, JDC.
Pending: Senate Commerce and Consumer Protection Committee
Text: Latest bill text (Introduced) [HTML]

Requires a landlord to remediate a residential premises to a habitable standard in compliance with certain national standards upon receiving notice from a tenant of a condition due to an environmental public health event. Establishes conditions for a tenant to terminate their lease or agreement if a landlord fails to remediate the residential premises fit for habitability following an environmental public health event. Prohibits agreements between a landlord and tenant to perform specified repairs, maintenance tasks, and minor remodeling when the work to be performed by the tenant is necessary to cure the landlord's noncompliance with environmental public health event remediation standards. Prohibits certain retaliatory actions by a landlord when a tenant requests in good faith the remediation of the property following an environmental public health event.

Relating To The Residential Landlordtenant Code.

Sen. Angus McKelvey [D]

Date	Chamber	Action
2024-01-24	Senate	Referred to CPN, JDC.
2024-01-22	Senate	Passed First Reading.
2024-01-19	Senate	Introduced.

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=2907&year=2024
Text	https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/sessions/session2024/bills/SB2907_.HTM