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HRS §356D-151.5

Rent supplement: qualification

This section says that if you qualify for a rent supplement, you can take up to 90 days after approval to find a qualifying rental home. Your payments will not start until you actually secure that home. Federal law may override this.

tenants

The statute, as written — 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.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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