Bill > HB1742

This bill aims to address Hawaii's housing shortage by creating clearer regulations for two types of factory-built homes: self-contained relocatable housing units and manufactured homes. Part I allows for the construction and occupation of self-contained relocatable housing units, which are small (under 400 square feet), movable dwellings that can operate independently of utilities, by establishing a streamlined, ministerial zoning permit process that counties must issue within 30 days, with limited grounds for denial, and clarifies that these units cannot be used as transient accommodations. Part II reclassifies manufactured homes, defined as dwellings built to federal standards (title 24 Code of Federal Regulations part 3280) and installed on a permanent foundation with utility connections, as real property, meaning their transfer, conveyance, and mortgages must follow the same legal recording and enforcement procedures as other real estate, and this change will take effect on July 1, 3000.