10-07-2016, 03:54 AM
Even if the tenet does not know at the time, when you go to evict, you create a potentially hostile environment & the law will not back you unless you have strictly followed the letter of the landlord/tenet code. If you look at some of the actions that could be taken against the landlord, they include owing the tenet up to the VALUE of 2 months rent plus legal fees...
The renter/tenet (or the one who who could be displaced from their housing) is, in most states, the one that has the benefit of the law & Hawaii has some of the strongest tenet laws in the nation.
If you notice the number of links I posted, most are targeted to the tenet (i.e. UH-Hio housing office). There are a number of resources available for a renter to seek grievances.
As the current tenet is reluctant to leave & is saying they have no housing options, it might be worthwhile to look at buying out or mediation.... Many may think this is totally unfair, but that is the way of landlord/tenet laws. When most of these laws were drafted, landlords had a habit of forcible eviction of tenets with no merit or notice. the tenets were left with no recourse, creating the need for defined laws...
The renter/tenet (or the one who who could be displaced from their housing) is, in most states, the one that has the benefit of the law & Hawaii has some of the strongest tenet laws in the nation.
If you notice the number of links I posted, most are targeted to the tenet (i.e. UH-Hio housing office). There are a number of resources available for a renter to seek grievances.
As the current tenet is reluctant to leave & is saying they have no housing options, it might be worthwhile to look at buying out or mediation.... Many may think this is totally unfair, but that is the way of landlord/tenet laws. When most of these laws were drafted, landlords had a habit of forcible eviction of tenets with no merit or notice. the tenets were left with no recourse, creating the need for defined laws...