KCC §7A-7.2

How long affordable housing restrictions last

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This section says how long the rules on selling, borrowing against, and using affordable housing last. The time can only be extended if both the owner and the Housing Agency agree. It also says the same time limit applies if the County buys the property back and sells it again.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — Duration of Restrictions

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.

The restrictions on sale or transfer, debt, and use shall apply for a period of time and the period of time shall not be increased beyond the date of closing (date of recordation by the State of the title transfer) of the purchase without the mutual consent of the owner and the Housing Agency. The subsequent sale of any real property repurchased by the County pursuant to the restrictions on sale or transfer, debt, and use shall incorporate the restrictions on sale or transfer, debt, and use and the restriction shall apply for the same period of time. The periods of time that the restrictions on sale or transfer, debt, and use shall apply are as follows:Fifty years for all units sold during all sales periods that are restricted by the buyer's income, orTen years for units sold during the sales period that is not restricted by the buyer's income, orNot applicable for units sold after the restricted sales period as open market sales.

Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

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