ROH §38-2.12
Security deposit required before signing a contract
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗Before you sign a contract, you must put down a security deposit. The deposit is two months' rent or charges, but for renting a home it is one month's rent. Instead of cash, the city may accept a bond.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Security deposit
A copy, taken August 22, 2026. The version published by Honolulu is the one that governs, and it may have changed since. Check it before relying on anything here.
Before any contract is entered into, the bidder shall give security for compliance therewith by deposit of an amount equal to two months’ rental or other charge required under the contract, except that in the case of a contract for the lease of residential property, a security deposit in an amount equal to one month’s rent shall be required. In lieu thereof, the director may accept good and sufficient bond for the amount, naming the city as obligee, with the bidder as principal, and a surety company authorized to do business as such in this State, as surety.
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