§356D-42 Housing; tenant selection. (a) The authority shall select tenants upon the basis of those in greatest need for the particular housing, subject to the following limitations and preferences:
(1) The authority may limit the tenants of any state low-income housing project to classes of persons when required by federal law or regulation as a term or condition of obtaining assistance from the federal government; provided that not less than fifty per cent of available units shall be for applicants without preference and up to fifty per cent of available units shall be for applicants with preference;
(2) Within the priorities established by the authority recognizing need, veterans with a permanent disability of ten per cent or more, as certified by the United States Department of Veterans Affairs, and their dependent parents, if any. The deceased veteran's widow or widower shall be given first preference. Parents of veterans shall not use the veteran status of their adult child as a basis for preference; and
(3) Subject to any limitations set by federal law or regulation, the authority shall not select as a tenant, and may terminate the tenancy of, any person if the person or any household member owns or acquires a home within the State.
(b) The authority shall adopt rules pursuant to chapter 91 to carry out the purposes of this section. [L 2006, c 180, pt of §2; am L 2013, c 148, §3 and c 223, §1]
Structure Hawaii Revised Statutes
356D. Hawaii Public Housing Authority
356D-2 Hawaii public housing authority; establishment, staff.
356D-3 Board; establishment, functions, duties.
356D-4 General powers of the authority.
356D-5 Resident advisory boards; establishment.
356D-6 Nomination of resident board member.
356D-6.5 Prohibition on smoking in and around public housing; designated smoking areas.
356D-6.7 Closed to the public.
356D-7 Fair housing law to apply.
356D-7.5 Exemption from tax on income and obligations.
356D-8 Acquisition, use, and disposition of property.
356D-9 Cooperative agreements with other government agencies.
356D-10 Agents, including corporations.
356D-11 Development of property.
356D-12 Development of property; additional powers.
356D-12.5 Development of property; partnership or development agreement.
356D-13 Administration of federal programs.
356D-13.5 Housing choice voucher program administration.
356D-14 Federal funds outside of state treasury.
356D-15 Eminent domain, exchange, or use of public property.
356D-16 Contracts with the federal government.
356D-17 Public works contracts.
356D-18 Remedies of an obligee; mandamus; injunction; possessory action; receiver; accounting; etc.
356D-19 Subordination of mortgage to agreement with government.
356D-22 Bonds; interest rate, price, and sale.
356D-23 Trustee; designation, duties.
356D-25 Investment of reserves, etc.
356D-26 Security for funds deposited by the authority.
356D-27 Arbitrage provisions; interest rate.
356D-28 Public housing special fund.
356D-31 Rentals and tenant selection.
356D-42 Housing; tenant selection.
356D-44 Administration of state low-income public housing projects and programs.
356D-45 State low-income housing revolving fund.
356D-45.5 Delinquent accounts.
356D-47 Government aid; political subdivisions.
356D-52 Lien on personalty for rent, etc.
356D-53 Foreclosure of lien, notice, etc.
356D-54 Sheriff or police to assist.
356D-55 Existing contracts not impaired.
356D-56.1 Disposition of abandoned or seized property.
356D-57 Disposition of surplus proceeds.
356D-58 Lien attaches to personalty in possession.
356D-59 Priority of housing lien.
356D-62 Termination and evictions.
356D-70 Renumbered as §356D-60.
356D-71 Resident selection; dwelling units; rentals.
356D-72 Housing for elders revolving fund.
356D-92 Termination and eviction.
356D-101 Gifts, etc., to counties from authority.
356D-102 Facilities and services by counties to authority and tenants.
356D-103 Construction of additional powers.
356D-104 Charges for prior services by counties to authority.
356D-105 Garbage and trash disposal.
356D-106 Furnishing of free water not required.
356D-107 Regulation of traffic within public housing projects in the various counties.
356D-108 to 356D-119 Reserved.
356D-121 to 356D-147 REPEALED.
356D-151.5 Rent supplement; qualification.
356D-152 Housing owner; defined.
356D-153 Qualified tenant defined; preference.
356D-154 Relationship of annual payment to rental and income.
356D-155 Determination of eligibility of tenants and rental charges.