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Renting and the landlord, and when the police may come inside.
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Renting
- Getting the Deposit BackHRS 521-44 — one month's rent at most, back within fourteen days, and up to three times a deposit kept wilfully
- Getting Repairs MadeHRS 521-64 — twelve business days to start after written notice, three for essential facilities, then repair and deduct
- When the Landlord Can Come InHRS 521-53 — at least two days' notice, and only during reasonable hours
- Rent, Late Fees and IncreasesHRS 521-21 — written notice forty five consecutive days ahead of an increase on a month to month, and a late charge of no more than eight per cent
- Eviction for Unpaid RentHRS 521-68 — a ten calendar day notice that also goes to a free mediation center, and twenty days if mediation is scheduled
- Ending a Month to Month RentalHRS 521-71 — forty five days' written notice from the landlord, twenty eight from the tenant
- Retaliation by a LandlordHRS 521-74 — no eviction, rent increase or cut in services after a good faith complaint or repair request
- Lockouts and Utility ShutoffsHRS 521-63 — locked out overnight without a court order is two months' rent, and a shutoff at least three times the rent or $1,000
- Leaving Over Bad ConditionsHRS 521-63 — written notice and one week to fix it, or no notice at all where the unit is uninhabitable
- Domestic Violence and a LeaseHRS 521-80 — fourteen days' notice ends a lease of a year or less without penalty, and the locks changed within three days
- Belongings Left BehindHRS 521-56 — notice to the tenant before a sale or donation, and the proceeds held thirty days
- Applications and What the Landlord DisclosesHRS 521-46 — a screening fee only for actual costs, with what is unused back within thirty days
- A Notice to Fix a ViolationHRS 521-69 — at least ten days to remedy before the landlord may terminate
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- TrespassingHRS 708-814 — a fence, a written warning or posted signs make it a petty misdemeanor, and a beach path is a defensealso here
- BurglaryHRS 708-811 — entering or staying unlawfully in a building to commit a crime there is a class C felonyalso here
- Storing a Gun at HomeHRS 134-10.5 — locked up, somewhere secure, or on you, and strict liability for two years if it is takenalso here
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