STAND. COM. REP. NO. 446
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2015
RE: H.B. No. 858
H.D. 1
Honorable Joseph M. Souki
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Eighth State Legislature
Regular Session of 2015
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Consumer Protection & Commerce, to which was referred H.B. No. 858 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO DOMESTIC VIOLENCE,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this measure is to assist victims of domestic violence by:
(1) Allowing the early termination of residential rental agreements in certain cases where the tenant or an immediate family household member is a victim of domestic violence; and
(2) Specifying the procedures and rights of the landlord and tenants under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Code for such instances of domestic abuse.
Your Committee has amended this measure by:
(1) Allowing the landlord to terminate the rental agreement, under certain conditions, if the landlord finds that the remaining tenants do not demonstrate the ability to pay rent; and
(2) Changing the effective date to November 1, 2112, to encourage further discussion.
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. 858, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Second Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 858, 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,
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____________________________ ANGUS L.K. McKELVEY, Chair |
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