Bill > SB1416

This bill reduces the time period for storing unclaimed personal belongings of evicted tenants from thirty days to fourteen days in two sections of Hawaii's Revised Statutes (specifically sections 356D-64 and 356D-94). Under the current law, when a tenant is evicted, the housing authority can remove and store the tenant's household goods and personal effects, and place a lien on those items for moving and storage expenses. If the items are not claimed within thirty days, the authority can sell or dispose of them. The proposed amendment shortens this unclaimed property waiting period from thirty to fourteen days, which would allow the housing authority to more quickly dispose of or sell unclaimed personal property after an eviction. The bill would take effect immediately upon approval, and the changes are specifically designed to streamline the process for handling abandoned personal property following a tenant's eviction from public housing.

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https://www.capitol.hawaii.gov/session/measure_indiv.aspx?billtype=SB&billnumber=1416&year=2026