Haw. Code R. § 15-186-34 - Offers

(a) An applicant shall be afforded only one offer to rent a suitable unit. The offer shall be based on what is available in a requested housing project on the day of the offer. If there is more than one suitable unit available on the day of the offer, the unit offered shall be the one with the earliest vacancy date.

(b) Offers to eligible applicants shall be made in sequence based uniq the following:

(1) Geographic location;

(2) Size of dwelling unit required;

(3) Type of dwelling unit required (e.g. accessible units for the mobility, hearing or visually impaired);

(4) Factors affecting priorities and preferences as established by the corporation;

(5) Date and time the application was received.

(c) Upon refusal of an offer, without good cause, the applicant's name will be moved to the bottom of all waiting lists on which the applicant's name has been placed.

(d) An applicant shall not be considered to have been offered a unit if an offer has been declined for good cause. Good cause may include, but is not limited to the following:

(1) The unit is not of the proper size or type and the applicant would be able to reside there only temporarily (e.g. a specially designed unit that is awaiting a person with disabilities applicant needing such a unit);

(2) The unit offered is unsuitable for health or safety reasons for the applicant;

(3) The applicant is unable to move at the time of the offer and presents clear evidence which substantiates this to the corporation's satisfaction, such as:

(A) A doctor verifies that the applicant has just undergone major surgery and needs a period to recuperate;

(B) A court verifies that the applicant is serving on a jury which has been sequestered;

(C) A landlord verifies that the applicant has an existing lease that cannot breach without causing undue financial hardship.

(4) The applicant's acceptance of the offer would result in undue hardship not related to consideration of race, color, national origin, or language and the applicant presents evidence which substantiates this to the corporation's satisfaction (e.q. where current employment or day care facilities are inaccessible).

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Haw. Code R. § 15-186-34

[Eff DEC 01 2003] (Auth: HRS § 201G-4) (Imp: HRS §§ 201G-4, 201G-32)