SB1832

SECTION 1. Section 201H-4, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (b) to read as follows:

"(b) In addition to other powers conferred upon it, the corporation may do all things necessary and convenient to carry out the powers expressly provided in this chapter[.]; provided that the corporation shall ensure that leased public lands are used solely for affordable housing, as defined in section 201H‑57."

SECTION 2. Section 201H-33, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsection (d) to read as follows:

"(d) The corporation may acquire, by eminent domain, exchange, or negotiation, land or property required within the foreseeable future for the purposes of this chapter. Whenever land with a completed or substantially complete and habitable dwelling or dwellings thereon is acquired by exchange or negotiation, the exchange value or purchase price for each dwelling, including land, shall not exceed its appraised value. Land or property acquired in anticipation of future use may be leased for the interim period by the corporation for such term and rent as it deems appropriate.

The corporation shall create a community land trust under this subsection; provided that no land shall be sold that has been acquired under a community land trust; and provided further that buildings or structures upon the land may be leased or sold. Section 201H-47 relating to first option to purchase by the corporation shall apply for purposes of a community land trust. The corporation shall serve as the trustee of a community land trust."

SECTION 3. Section 201H-47, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by amending subsections (a) and (b) to read as follows:

"(a) The following restrictions shall apply to the transfer of real property developed and sold under this chapter, whether in fee simple or leasehold:

(1) For a period of ten years after the purchase, whether by lease, assignment of lease, deed, or agreement of sale, if the purchaser wishes to transfer title to the real property, the corporation shall have the first option to purchase the real property at a price that shall not exceed the sum of:

(A) The original cost to the purchaser, as defined in rules adopted by the corporation;

(B) The cost of any improvements added by the purchaser, as defined in rules adopted by the corporation; and

provided that in no event shall a purchaser transfer title to a property, including a leasehold interest, for a profit.

(2) The corporation may purchase the real property either:

(A) By conveyance free and clear of all mortgages and liens; or

(B) By conveyance subject to existing mortgages and liens.

If the real property is conveyed in the manner provided in subparagraph (A), it shall be conveyed to the corporation only after all mortgages and liens are released. If the real property is conveyed in the manner provided in subparagraph (B), the corporation shall acquire the property subject to any first mortgage created for the purpose of securing the payment of a loan of funds expended solely for the purchase of the real property by the seller; and any mortgage or lien created for any other purpose provided that the corporation has previously consented to it in writing.

The corporation's interest created by this paragraph shall constitute a statutory lien on the real property and shall be superior to any other mortgage or lien except for:

(i) Any first mortgage created for the purpose of securing the payment of a loan of funds expended solely for the purchase of the real property by the seller;

(ii) Any mortgage insured or held by a federal housing agency; and

(iii) Any mortgage or lien created for any other purpose; provided that the corporation has previously consented to it in writing.

The amount paid by the corporation to the seller shall be the difference, if any, between the purchase price determined by paragraph (1)(A) to (C), and the total of the outstanding principal balances of the mortgages and liens assumed by the corporation;

(3) A purchaser may refinance real property developed and sold under this chapter; provided that the purchaser shall not refinance the real property within ten years from the date of purchase for an amount in excess of the purchase price as determined by paragraph (1)(A) to (C);

(4) After the end of the tenth year from the date of purchase or execution of an agreement of sale, the purchaser may sell the real property and sell or assign the property free from any price restrictions; provided that the purchaser shall be required to pay to the corporation the sum of:

(A) The balance of any mortgage note, agreement of sale, or other amount owing to the corporation;

(B) Any subsidy or deferred sales price made by the corporation in the acquisition, development, construction, and sale of the real property, and any other amount expended by the corporation not counted as costs under section 201H-45 but charged to the real property by good accounting practice as determined by the corporation whose books shall be prima facie evidence of the correctness of the costs;

(C) Interest on the subsidy or deferred sales price, if applicable, and any other amount expended at the rate of seven per cent a year computed as to the subsidy or deferred sales price, if applicable, from the date of purchase or execution of the agreement of sale, and as to any amount expended, from the date of expenditure; provided that the computed interest shall not extend beyond thirty years from the date of purchase or execution of the agreement of sale of the real property. If any proposed sale or transfer will not generate an amount sufficient to pay the corporation the sum as computed under this paragraph, the corporation shall have the first option to purchase the real property at a price that shall not exceed the sum as computed under paragraphs (1) and (2); and

(D) The corporation's share of appreciation in the real property as determined under rules adopted pursuant to chapter 91, when applicable; and

(5) Notwithstanding any provision above to the contrary, pursuant to rules adopted by the corporation, the subsidy or deferred sales price described in paragraph (4)(B) and any interest accrued pursuant to paragraph (4)(C) may be paid, in part or in full, at any time.

(b) For a period of ten years after the purchase, whether by lease, assignment of lease, deed, or agreement of sale, if the purchaser wishes to transfer title to the real property, and if the corporation does not exercise the option to purchase the real property as provided in subsection (a), then the corporation shall require the purchaser to sell the real property to a "qualified resident" as defined in section 201H‑32, and upon the terms that preserve the intent of this section and sections 201H-49 and 201H-50, and in accordance with rules adopted by the corporation[.] provided that in no event shall a purchaser transfer title to a property, including a leasehold interest, for a profit."

SECTION 4. Section 201H-58, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended to read as follows:

"[[]§201H‑58[]] Leases; self-help housing. (a) The [[]corporation[]] may lease parcels that it deems suitable for affordable housing at $1 per year for up to fifty years to organizations or community trusts to develop the parcel with ownership units through self-help development.

(b) The [[]corporation[]] may extend or modify the fixed rental period of the lease or extend the term of the lease.

(c) Parcels leased under this section may be transferred or assigned by devise, bequest, or intestate succession, and may be sublet with the approval of the [[]corporation[]].

(d) A self-help development under this section shall be exempt from all statutes, ordinances, charter provisions, and rules of any government agency relating to planning, zoning, construction standards for subdivisions, development and improvement of land, and construction of dwelling units thereon."

SECTION 5. Statutory material to be repealed is bracketed and stricken. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 6. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:	_____________________________

THE SENATE	S.B. NO.	1832
TWENTY-FOURTH LEGISLATURE, 2007
STATE OF HAWAII