HRS §111-1
Why this law exists: help for people displaced by government
This law says it is fair to help people who are forced to move because the government takes their property or enforces building, zoning, or housing rules. It sets one consistent policy for treating owners, renters, and businesses who are displaced. The goal is to make sure they are treated fairly.
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The statute, as written — Findings and declaration of legislative purpose
The legislature hereby finds and declares that it is in the public interest that persons lawfully residing on or lawfully occupying real property and displaced by any action undertaken by any state or county governmental agency should be compensated for such displacement under certain circumstances. The purpose of this chapter is to establish a uniform policy for the fair and equitable treatment of owners, tenants, other persons, and business concerns lawfully residing on or lawfully occupying real property and displaced by the acquisition of real property for public or other purposes in the public interest and by building, zoning, and housing code enforcement activities.
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