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MCC §14.36.050

What counts as acquiring property for improvements

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This section defines what "acquisition" means for improvement projects. It includes getting ownership or rights to improvements, buying land or property interests, and paying off old special assessment liens. The cost of paying off those liens is added to the new assessment on that property.

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The ordinance, as written (Maui County) — Acquisition

A copy, taken August 21, 2026. The version published by Maui County is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.

"Acquisition," or any of its variants, means and includes one or more of the following whenever incidental to or necessary or convenient in connection with improvements authorized and to be installed pursuant to this article: 1. Obtaining title to or a right of service, use or capacity in any improvements authorized to be installed under this article, whether in existence before or to be installed after initiation of proceedings pursuant to this article; 2. Obtaining title to any real property, rights-of-way, easements or interest in real property; 3. The elimination of any fixed special assessment liens previously imposed upon any assessment parcel included in an improvement district, by payments of all amounts necessary to do so. The cost thereof shall be included in the new assessment on such parcel. (Ord. 801 § 1 (part), 1974: prior code § 25-1.3(e))
Read the official text at library.municode.com ↗as published Nov 21, 2025our copy taken Aug 21, 2026

Published by the County of Maui through Municode.

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