URGING THE DEPARTMENT OF THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO INVESTIGATE AND ENFORCE APPLICABLE LAWS AGAINST LANDLORDS WHO ARE ENDING RENTAL AGREEMENTS TO HOUSE FEMAELIGIBLE HOUSEHOLDS THROUGH THE DIRECT LEASE PROGRAM OR THE DEPARTMENT OF HUMAN SERVICES RENTAL ASSISTANCE PROGRAM.

This Senate Resolution urges the Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs and Maui County to investigate landlords who are terminating leases to make way for households receiving FEMA or state rental assistance. The bill addresses concerns that these government programs, which pay above-market rates, are causing existing tenants to be displaced in the wake of the Maui wildfires. It calls for enforcement of applicable laws to ensure fairness and housing stability for those already living in the affected areas. The resolution does not create new laws but instead requests an official inquiry into reported incidents of lease terminations.