ROH §39-1.12
When a former owner-occupant's rent can be renegotiated again
Read the official text at honolulu.gov ↗This section lets a landlord reopen the rent negotiation for an apartment if the owner used to live there but no longer qualifies as an owner-occupant. If reopened, the new rent follows the lease rules for non-owner-occupants and starts from the date they lost that status.
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The ordinance, as written (Honolulu County) — Renegotiated lease rent of apartment owner who is no longer 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.
A lessor may reopen the renegotiated lease rent for the residential apartment of an apartment owner who:
(1) Was an owner-occupant of a residential apartment at the time of lease rent renegotiation; but
(2) No longer qualifies as an apartment owner-occupant.
If reopened, the renegotiated lease rent for the residential apartment shall be set in accordance with the lease agreement for persons who are not owner-occupants and shall be effective as of the date of disqualification as provided by this chapter.
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