The Honolulu City Council has unanimously approved Bill 3 (2013), which would allow the city to impose stiffer fines in property owners who create a blight in their neighborhoods through overgrown plants and trash in their yards. Under Bill 3, the Department of Planning and Permitting may issue a fine of up to $5,000 per day, a significant increase from the current $1,000 per day maximum. Councilman Stanley Chang, who introduced the bill, stated, ”This is an islandwide problem and many homeowners are concerned about these properties affecting their property values. This new law is not meant to go after the average homeowner, but intended to provide (the city) with greater resources to penalize homeowners who are uncooperative or unwilling to work with the department.”
The bill will be now sent to Mayor Kirk Caldwell’s desk, for his review and signature. Caldwell stated that he intends to sign the bill into law. The mayor added, ”Bill 3 gives the city another enforcement tool against Oahu property owners who have yards which are overgrown with weeds and full of debris.”
Source: Honolulu Star Advertiser, 4-19-2013, www.staradvertiser.com
Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
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Posted by Jeff Uyemura-Reyes, Broker-in-Charge, Realtor®
Global Executive Realty, LLC
www.myhawaiihomesearch.com
www.myhawaiicondo.com
www.myhawaiidreamhome.com
