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KCC §7A-7.4

County's right to buy back property

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This section gives the County the first chance to buy your property if you want to sell it, as long as the property is still under the restrictions. The price the County pays is limited to your original cost, plus improvements, plus 1% simple interest per year. This applies to homes and vacant lots bought under the program.

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The ordinance, as written (Kauaʻi County) — County Repurchase Right

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.

For the term of the restrictions beginning from the purchase of a dwelling unit, or from the date of occupancy of a dwelling unit built on a vacant lot purchased as a vacant lot, whether ownership of the dwelling unit or vacant lot is from an original or subsequent purchase, and whether by lease, assignment of lease, deed, or agreement of sale, if the owner wishes to sell or to transfer title to the real property or the lease, the County shall have the first option to purchase the real property or lease at a price which shall not exceed the sum of:The original cost to the owner;The cost of any capital improvements added by the owner, provided that for a vacant lot owner, the cost of a dwelling unit constructed by an owner builder, including a participant in a County sponsored self-help housing project, shall be the initial building assessment value determined by the County's Real Property Tax Division, Department of Finance, or the total documented cost of construction, whichever is greater; andSimple interest on the original cost to the owner and the cost of capital improvements added to the property by the owner at the rate of 1% a year.
Read the official text at ecode360.com ↗as published Jan 1, 2026our copy taken Aug 22, 2026

The County of Kauaʻi publishes this code through eCode360 and states that it is provided for information only and should not be considered the official version of the Code.

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