Hawaii Condo Rental
FRB: Beige Book - San Francisco
The commercial real estate market also is very strong in most areas of California. Contacts in the state noted that rental space and construction labor were in short supply, and rents and construction costs increased. Office rental rates in downtown Seattle increased, but construction of large, high-tech projects in Oregon slowed in recent weeks. ... Real estate sales and construction activity remained at high levels in most District states, although the pace of growth slowed in some areas. Condo and single-family home prices continued to increase in California, except for some parts of the Central Valley. Hawaii contacts reported increases in home resales, strong demand for construction on Hawaii, Maui, and Kauai, and increases in prices in areas where inventory was low. Oregon respondents wrote that construction of high-end homes slowed. Contacts from Arizona and Utah reported that homes were staying on the market longer, while, in Washington, residential sales activity and price appreciation slowed. In Idaho, residential construction was flat in January and February compared to a year earlier. ... [Read More]
Governor Linda Lingle, State of Hawai'i - 2005 Acts
Exempts rental management contracts for apartment rental programs in a condominium project from the securities registration requirements. ... Allows cumulative voting by condominium owners if authorized in the bylaws of their apartment, condominium, or cooperative association. ... Allows joint owners who are tax-exempt charitable entities to sell the leased fee interest under a condominium to each other rather than to the association of condominium owners. ... [Read More]
Ethics Orientation for State Officials - Limitations On The Receipt Of Gifts - California Department of Justice Office of the Attorney General
Paul is a director of a state agency. He is offered the opportunity to rent a Hawaii condo from Good Times Inc. for its cost, rather than the standard rental fee. ... Does the difference between the standard rental fee and the amount paid by Paul constitute a gift? ... [Read More]
Americans with Disabilities Act Technical Assistance Letters
Panetta, Leon rental agency, rental homes ... Kerry, John F. rental car agencies supplying steering knobs and left foot accelerator pedals ... Holmes, Lester rental apartments ... [Read More]
Case Summaries Department of Justice-Civil Rights Division-Housing and Civil Enforcement Section
The United States filed our complaint against the property owner and former rental manager of an apartment complex in Manchester, New Hampshire, claiming that the defendants violated the Fair Housing Act by engaging in a pattern or practice of discrimination in housing based upon sex. This case began following a determination by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) that reasonable cause existed to believe that the defendants had discriminated against a tenant on the basis of sex. Upon further investigation the United States discovered additional evidence of the rental agent's pervasive sexual harassment and sexual assaults against female tenants. The United States contended that the owner knew or should have known about the rental agent's conduct but refused to take action to curtail and/or prevent the rental agent's discriminatory conduct. The 11 unit apartment complex's tenants are primarily, if not all, Section 8 tenants. ... [Read More]
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