State Rent Supplement Program

HRS div. 1, tit. 20, ch. 356D, pt. VIII

in effect

HRS §356D-151 Rent supplements

356D-151. Rent supplements The authority is authorized to make and contract to make annual payments to a housing owner on behalf of a qualified tenant as those terms are defined in this part, in amounts and under circumstances as are prescribed by the authority pursuant to rules adopted by the authority. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 223, §1]

HRS §356D-151.5 Rent supplement; qualification

356D-151.5. Rent supplement; qualification Except as provided by federal law, nothing in this chapter shall prevent a person who otherwise qualifies for rent supplement under this chapter from taking up to ninety days (from the day the person's application for rent supplement is approved) to secure a qualified rental dwelling; provided that rent supplement payments shall not commence until a qualified rental dwelling is secured. [L 2008, c 166, §1]

HRS §356D-152 Housing owner; defined

356D-152. Housing owner; defined As used in this part, the term "housing owner" means: (1) A private nonprofit corporation or other private nonprofit legal entity, a limited dividend corporation or other limited dividend legal entity, or a cooperative housing corporation, that is a mortgagor under section 202, 207, 213, 221(d)(3), 221(d)(5), or 231 of the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, or that conforms to the standards of those sections but that is not a mortgagor under those sections or any other private mortgagor under the United States Housing Act of 1937, as amended, for very low-income, low-income, or moderate‑income family housing, regulated or supervised under federal or state laws or by political subdivisions of the State, or agencies thereof, as to rents, charges, capital structure, rate of return, and methods of operation, from the time of issuance of the building permit for the project; (2) Any other owner of a standard housing unit or units deemed qualified by the authority; and (3) The authority. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]

HRS §356D-153 Qualified tenant defined; preference

356D-153. Qualified tenant defined; preference (a) As used in this part, "qualified tenant" means any single person or family, pursuant to criteria and procedures established by the authority, who has been determined to have an income not exceeding the income limit as determined by the authority pursuant to rules adopted by the authority; provided that the income limit shall not exceed ninety‑five per cent of the annual median income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development; provided further that the qualified tenant's primary place of residence shall be in the State or the qualified tenant intends to make the State the qualified tenant's primary place of residence. The terms "qualified tenant" and "tenant" shall include a person or family who satisfies the foregoing requirements and is a member of a cooperative who, upon resale of the member's membership to the cooperative, will not be reimbursed for more than fifty per cent of any equity increment accumulated through payments under this part. With respect to members of a cooperative, as used in this part, the terms "rental" and "rental charges" mean the charges under the occupancy agreements between the members and the cooperative. (b) The authority shall give preference to qualified tenants with incomes at or below eighty per cent of the annual median income as determined by the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2; am L 2007, c 223, §2]

HRS §356D-154 Relationship of annual payment to rental and income

356D-154. Relationship of annual payment to rental and income The amount of the annual payment with respect to any dwelling unit shall not exceed the amount by which the fair market rental for that unit exceeds thirty per cent of the tenant's income as determined by the authority pursuant to procedures and rules pursuant to chapter 91. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]

HRS §356D-155 Determination of eligibility of tenants and rental charges

356D-155. Determination of eligibility of tenants and rental charges (a) For purposes of carrying out this part, the authority shall establish criteria and procedures for determining the eligibility of tenants and rental charges, including criteria and procedures with respect to periodic review of the tenant's income and periodic adjustment of rental charges. The authority shall issue, upon the request of a housing owner, certificates as to the income of the individuals and families applying for admission to, or residing in, dwellings of that owner. (b) Procedures adopted by the authority hereunder shall provide for recertification of the incomes of tenants, except elders, at intervals of two years, or at shorter intervals, for the purpose of adjusting rental charges and annual payments on the basis of tenants' incomes, but in no event shall rental charges adjusted under this part for any dwelling exceed the fair market rental of the dwelling. (c) No payments under this part may be made with respect to any property for which the costs of operation, including wages and salaries, are determined by the authority to be greater than similar costs of operation of similar housing in the community where the property is situated. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2]

HRS §356D-156 Rules

356D-156. Rules The authority may adopt under chapter 91 all rules necessary to carry out the purpose of this part, including rules relating to determining preference among applicants for state rent supplements. L 2006, c 180, pt of §2

HRS §356D-160 Additional powers

356D-160. Additional powers The powers conferred upon the authority by this part shall be in addition and supplemental to the powers conferred by any other law, and nothing in this part shall be construed as limiting any powers, rights, privileges, or immunities so conferred. L 2006, c 180, pt of §2

Source: Hawaii State Legislature (capitol.hawaii.gov), via Internet Archive capturesURL: http://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/hrscurrent/Vol07_Ch0346-0398/HRS0356D/HRS_0356D-.htmFetched: 11/10/2026