ROH §39-1.10
Passing a renegotiated lease rent to a new owner-occupant
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗When an owner-occupant sells or transfers their leasehold interest in an apartment to someone who will also live there, the renegotiated rent goes to the new owner. The new owner must sign an affidavit saying they plan to live in the apartment while they own it.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Assignment of renegotiated lease rent to another apartment owner-occupant
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.
If, during a renegotiated rent period, an apartment owner-occupant conveys or transfers the leasehold interest in a residential apartment to another person intending to be an owner-occupant, the renegotiated lease rent for the residential apartment shall be assigned and applied to the new owner-occupant. For the renegotiated lease rent to be so assignable, the new owner-occupant shall execute an affidavit stating that the new owner-occupant intends to occupy the apartment so long as owning the residential apartment.
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