KCC §21-9.3
What happens when you don't pay trash bills
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗If you don't pay your trash collection or disposal fees, the county can put a lien on your property. You will also owe a penalty of up to 10% and interest of 1% per month. If the county sues you, you must pay their legal costs.
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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Delinquent Accounts
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Kauaʻi County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Failure to pay any refuse collection assessment shall constitute a lien on the benefited property and shall be subject to penalties as provided in Chapter 5A, Article 5 of the County Code 1987, as amended. Failure to pay for any refuse collection fee or disposal fee shall constitute a lien on the benefited property. There shall be added to the amount of all delinquent solid waste collection assessment amounts, a penalty of up to ten percent (10%) as determined by the Director of Finance, which penalty shall be and become part of the collection assessment and be collected as a part thereof. All delinquent solid waste collection assessment amounts shall be charged interest at the rate of one percent (1%) per month until full payment is made. In the event legal action is instituted for collection of unpaid fees, the County shall be reimbursed for all costs incurred from the collection of unpaid fees, including reasonable attorney's fees.
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