Housing choice voucher landlord incentive program
HRS §356D-13.2
in effect356D-13.2. Housing choice voucher landlord incentive program
(a) The authority shall adopt rules, without regard to chapter 91, to establish the following incentives for landlords participating in the tenant-based assistance housing choice voucher program under section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 (42 U.S.C. 1437f):
(1) The landlord may be reimbursed up to one month of
rent at the contract rate when the dwelling unit sits vacant:
(A) Between rentals to tenants participating
in the section 8 housing choice voucher program; or
(B) When the landlord initially transitions
the dwelling unit to a rental under the section 8 housing choice voucher
program; and
(2) The landlord may receive a signing bonus of up to
one month of rent at the contract rate when the landlord first joins the
section 8 housing choice voucher program by entering into a contract with the
authority and securing a tenant participating in the section 8 housing choice
voucher program for the dwelling unit; provided that a landlord receiving the
signing bonus shall not also receive reimbursement under paragraph (1)(B).
(b) The incentives in subsection (a) shall
supplement the incentive offered under the section 8 housing choice voucher
landlord incentive program established pursuant to Act 215, Session Laws of
Hawaii 2019, to reimburse landlords who participate in the section 8 housing
choice voucher landlord incentive program for repair costs of tenant-caused
property damage when the repair costs exceed the tenant's security deposit.
(c) The following requirements shall apply to
the reimbursement for repair costs:
(1) The landlord shall submit a claim to the
authority within thirty calendar days of the tenant vacating the dwelling unit;
(2) The authority may reimburse the landlord up to an
amount to be determined by the authority for verified costs to repair the
tenant-caused property damage, subject to availability of funding; provided
that the costs of repair shall exceed the security deposit; and
(3) Claims that exceed an amount to be determined by
the authority shall include an estimate from a licensed contractor setting
forth the costs to repair the damages caused by the tenant to the dwelling
unit.
[L 2022, c 287, §2]
Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0356D/HRS_0356D-0013_0002.htmFetched: 11/10/2026