Bill Text: HI HB23 | 2013 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Real Estate; Custodians or Caretakers; Rental Properties

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2013-02-08 - Passed Second Reading as amended in HD 1 and referred to the committee(s) on JUD with none voting aye with reservations; none voting no (0) and Cachola, Har, McDermott excused (3). [HB23 Detail]

Download: Hawaii-2013-HB23-Amended.html

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STAND. COM. REP. NO.  233

 

Honolulu, Hawaii

                , 2013

 

RE:   H.B. No. 23

      H.D. 1

 

 

 

 

Honorable Joseph M. Souki

Speaker, House of Representatives

Twenty-Seventh State Legislature

Regular Session of 2013

State of Hawaii

 

Sir:

 

     Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 23 entitled:

 

"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO REAL ESTATE,"

 

begs leave to report as follows:

 

     The purpose of this measure is to clarify the real estate licensing requirement for custodians or caretakers of real property.

 

     Rentals Maui, Inc., Condominium Rentals Hawaii, Prince Properties, Inc., Abbey Vacation Rentals, and Hawaiian Dream Properties submitted testimony in support of this measure.  The Regulated Industries Complaints Office of the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and the Hawaii Real Estate Commission submitted testimony in opposition to this measure.  The Hawaii Association of Realtors submitted comments on this measure.

 

     Your Committee finds that Hawaii real estate law does not clearly state the exemption from licensing requirements for caretakers and custodians, including designated agents and local contacts who provide services to owners of transient accommodations.  This measure is intended to clarify the requirements for licensing of caretakers, custodians, designated agents, and local contacts, in order to provide better protection to consumers who rent transient accommodation units in Hawaii.

 

     Your Committee has amended this measure by changing the effective date to January 1, 2112, to encourage continued discussion on this measure.

 

     As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 23, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 23, H.D. 1, and be referred to the Committee on Judiciary.

 

Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce,

 

 

		____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair