← Back to search

HRS §356D-62

When the housing authority can end your lease and evict you

This section explains the reasons the housing authority can end your lease or rental agreement and evict you from a state low-income housing project. It also says the authority must give you a written notice explaining the problem, including any rent you owe.

landlordstenants

The statute, as written — Termination and evictions

(a) Except as otherwise provided by law, the authority may terminate any lease, rental agreement, permit, or license covering the use and occupation of any dwelling unit or other premises located within a state low-income housing project and evict from any premises any tenant, licensee, or other occupant for any of the following reasons: (1) Failure to pay rent when due; (2) Violation of any provision of a lease, rental agreement, permit, or license; (3) Violation of any rule of the authority; (4) Failure to maintain the dwelling unit in a clean, sanitary, and habitable condition; (5) Upon a third violation of section 356D-6.5; provided that a violation of paragraph (2) or (3), or this paragraph by a person who is not a tenant, a guest who is visiting a tenant, or any member of the tenant's household shall be deemed a violation by the tenant; or (6) The existence of any other circumstances giving rise to an immediate right to possession by the authority. (b) When any lease, rental agreement, permit, or license is subject to termination pursuant to subsection (a), the authority, either directly or through its managing agent, shall provide the tenant with a written notice that shall inform the tenant of any violation, failure, or circumstances giving rise to an immediate right to possession by the authority and, if the tenant has been delinquent in payment of rent, the amount of that delinquency.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

Sections this one refers to

§356D-6.5 Smoking ban in public housing and designated smoking areas

LawTrove is not legal advice. The summary above is a computer-generated restatement — the authoritative text is the official version linked above.