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HRS §514B-97

Owner-Occupant Affidavit Expiration and Requirements

This section explains when the owner-occupant affidavit expires and what it must contain. It expires after 365 straight days or earlier if a lender takes the property through foreclosure. The affidavit must be signed personally by all owner-occupants, not by someone acting for them.

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The statute, as written — Affidavit

(a) The owner-occupant affidavit required by section 514B‑96.5 shall expire after three hundred sixty-five consecutive days have elapsed after the recordation of the instrument conveying the unit to the affiant. The affidavit shall expire prior to this period upon acquisition of title to the property by an institutional lender or investor through mortgage foreclosure, foreclosure under power of sale, or a conveyance in lieu of foreclosure. (b) The affidavit shall include statements by the affiant affirming that the affiant shall notify the commission immediately upon any decision to cease being an owner-occupant. (c) The affidavit shall be personally executed by all the prospective owner-occupants of the residential unit and shall not be executed by an attorney-in-fact.
Read the official text at capitol.hawaii.gov ↗as published Jan 6, 2026our copy taken Aug 20, 2026

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