STAND. COM. REP. NO. 843
Honolulu, Hawaii
, 2005
RE: H.B. No. 883
H.D. 1
Honorable Calvin K.Y. Say
Speaker, House of Representatives
Twenty-Third State Legislature
Regular Session of 2005
State of Hawaii
Sir:
Your Committee on Judiciary, to which was referred H.B. No. 883 entitled:
"A BILL FOR AN ACT RELATING TO LANDLORD LIABILITY,"
begs leave to report as follows:
The purpose of this bill is to establish that the owner of a dwelling unit that is rented to a tenant is liable for the unlawful actions of the tenant under certain conditions.
A concerned citizen supported this bill. Kamehameha Schools offered comments. A concerned citizen opposed this bill.
Your Committee distributed a proposed draft of H.B. No. 883 for review and consideration before decision-making on this bill. The concerned citizen, who opposed the original draft of the bill as referred to your Committee, offered comments on the proposed draft of H.B. No. 883.
Your Committee has amended this bill by deleting its contents and inserting the provisions of the proposed draft of H.B. No. 883 with amendments. As amended, this bill:
(1) Allows a person who brings a nuisance abatement action against a place used for the purpose of committing drug offenses to recover economic and non-economic damages, exemplary damages, reasonable attorneys fees, and the cost of suit; and
(2) Contains an effective date of July 1, 2020, to promote further discussion.
As affirmed by the record of votes of the members of your Committee on Judiciary that is attached to this report, your Committee is in accord with the intent and purpose of H.B. No. 883, as amended herein, and recommends that it pass Third Reading in the form attached hereto as H.B. No. 883, H.D. 1.
Respectfully submitted on behalf of the members of the Committee on Judiciary,
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____________________________ SYLVIA LUKE, Chair |
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