Hawaii HB2197 establishes a process for property owners to remove unauthorized individuals from their dwellings and creates criminal offenses for.

Hawaii HB2197 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to protect residential property rights. It allows property owners or their agents to request law enforcement to remove unauthorized individuals from their dwellings. The bill outlines a process where owners or agents must post a notice to vacate and submit an affidavit to law enforcement. If the individual does not vacate within 24 hours, law enforcement can remove them. The bill also establishes criminal offenses for squatting and fraudulent sale or lease of residential property, classifying them as class C felonies.

Hawaii HB2197 establishes a process for property owners to remove unauthorized individuals from their dwellings and creates criminal offenses for.

Hawaii HB2197 amends the Hawaii Revised Statutes to protect residential property rights. It allows property owners or their agents to request law enforcement to remove unauthorized individuals from their dwellings. The bill outlines a process where owners or agents must post a notice to vacate and submit an affidavit to law enforcement. If the individual does not vacate within 24 hours, law enforcement can remove them. The bill also establishes criminal offenses for squatting and fraudulent sale or lease of residential property, classifying them as class C felonies.