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To the OP, If you can afford the move and are prepared, why not? We moved to Oahu from the Northeast for the same reason. (We love Kauai and Big Island is cheaper to live in but, it would just be too rural to be a resident.) We're also in our 30s and needed a change. We haven't had a problem with jobs so we haven't had to use our savings (outside for paying for the move).
I'd go with a short-term lease, too. Or if you have someone on-island, maybe they can help you secure a place.
Go for it and make it work for as long as it works for you. Good luck!
Of course, people do make requests for landlords to do this under the table, but I think most will shy clear, for this simple reason... if there is a legal dispute, and more than the legal deposit has been accepted, the assumption will be that the landlord has broken the law. And they can be penalized by the court for 3X the amount illegally accepted. I think that is a pretty strong incentive to follow the law.
Sorry only see one post for prepay rent . Anyway someone that is retired would not have a job. I do see in your Hand book that 1 month security deposit max . I don't see were I can't (its illegal) enter into a lease for say 6 months and pay 6 months rent in advance . Is there some logic to this.
Sorry only see one post for prepay rent . Anyway someone that is retired would not have a job. I do see in your Hand book that 1 month security deposit max . I don't see were I can't (its illegal) enter into a lease for say 6 months and pay 6 months rent in advance . Is there some logic to this.
You cannot legally prepay rent in Hawaii.
Q. How much advance rent or prepaid rent is allowable by law?
A. One month. A Landlord cannot accept more than a month’s rent and a security deposit equal to one month’s rent for any reason.
Q. How much advance rent or prepaid rent is allowable by law?
A. One month. A Landlord cannot accept more than a month’s rent and a security deposit equal to one month’s rent for any reason.
I think it actually says a landlord cannot require more than first month and (security deposit) last month rent.
No. It does not say that.
It says - a landlord cannot accept more than a month's rent for any reason. So, if a tenant wants to prepay more than a months rent and the landlord accepts more than a month's rent, that would be illegal.
Is it possible a landlord would go along with this arrangement. Sure, some don't know the law. Some don't care about the law. It can be a risky proposition especially for the landlord in case they get sued. M
Q. How much advance rent or prepaid rent is allowable by law? A. One month. A Landlord cannot accept more than a month’s rent and a security deposit equal to one month’s rent for any reason.
(2) The landlord may NOT REQUIRE or receive from or on behalf of a tenant at the BEGINNING of a rental agreement any money other than the money for the first month's rent and a security deposit as provided in this section. No part of the security deposit shall be construed as payment of the last month's rent by the tenant, unless mutually agreed upon, in writing, by the landlord and tenant if the tenant gives forty-five days' notice of vacating the premises; in entering such agreement, the landlord shall not be deemed to have waived the right to pursue legal remedies against the tenant for any damages the tenant causes.(d) If a tenant submits notice of early termination in compliance with this section, the landlord shall:(1)Return all security deposits and PREPAID RENT recoverable by the tenant under section 521-44 following the tenant's surrender of the dwelling unit, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c); provided that the landlord may withhold an amount of the security deposit for payment of damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with section 521-51;
I wonder what the word beginning means or prepaid rent ? It says what it says
unless mutually agreed upon, in writing,by the landlord and tenant.I guess after you sign the lease you can make any changes to it you want.
(2) The landlord may NOT REQUIRE or receive from or on behalf of a tenant at the BEGINNING of a rental agreement any money other than the money for the first month's rent and a security deposit as provided in this section. No part of the security deposit shall be construed as payment of the last month's rent by the tenant, unless mutually agreed upon, in writing, by the landlord and tenant if the tenant gives forty-five days' notice of vacating the premises; in entering such agreement, the landlord shall not be deemed to have waived the right to pursue legal remedies against the tenant for any damages the tenant causes.(d) If a tenant submits notice of early termination in compliance with this section, the landlord shall:(1)Return all security deposits and PREPAID RENT recoverable by the tenant under section 521-44 following the tenant's surrender of the dwelling unit, except as otherwise provided in subsection (c); provided that the landlord may withhold an amount of the security deposit for payment of damages which the landlord has suffered by reason of the tenant's noncompliance with section 521-51;
I wonder what the word beginning means or prepaid rent ? It says what it says
unless mutually agreed upon, in writing,by the landlord and tenant.I guess after you sign the lease you can make any changes to it you want.
You're like a dog with a bone and won't let go. What does predaid rent mean? Really? You agree to rent a house and the owner asks you to pay the first month's rent up front. At the beginning of each month rent is due for the coming month. Rent in advance. That is prepaid rent. You keep twisting the words and implying a different meaning where there is none.
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