HRS §481M-12
No waiving your rights in a lease-purchase agreement
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗A landlord cannot make you give up certain legal rights in a lease-purchase agreement. You cannot be forced to waive service of process, defenses, counterclaims, or the right to sue the landlord or their agent. This applies when collecting payments or repossessing the property.
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The statute, as written — Waivers
A copy, taken August 20, 2026. The version published by the Legislature is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
A lessor shall not require a lessee to waive: (1) Service of process; (2) Any defense; (3) Any counterclaim; or (4) Right of action against the lessor or a person acting on the lessor's behalf as the lessor's agent; in collection of payments under the lease-purchase agreement or in repossession of the leased property.
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