SB 2957: HHFDC; HOUSING PROJECTS; TENANTS; RIGHT OF FIRST OFFER; REPLACEMENT HOUSING PAYMENTS
- Session Year: 2025-2026
- House: Senate
Current Status:
In Progress
(2026-01-26: Passed First Reading.)
Introduced
First Committee Review
First Chamber
Second Committee Review
Second Chamber
Final Decking
Enacted
Requires developers developing a housing project under the Hawaii Housing Finance and Development Corporation to assist certain tenants who are subject to displacement or eviction by the proposed project by: granting those tenants the right of first offer of a comparable unit in the housing project and providing replacement housing payments; providing information, either directly or through a contracted service, on how to obtain assistance and exercise the right of first offer; and establishing procedures to track and maintain communication with those tenants. Establishes consequences for a developer's noncompliance.