How To eSign Hawaii Tenant Removal

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evicting a tenant can seem like a complicated process but in this video will quickly explain eviction laws in Hawaii and how to recover your property in four simple steps first what is an eviction eviction is the process of legally removing a tenant it's illegal for a landlord to change locks or physically remove a tenant themselves so if the renter refuses to leave after violating their lease you must seek an eviction from the court the process for simply terminating a lease differs from that of an eviction lease terminations require proper notice from the landlord or tenant and state requirements can be found on our website legal reasons for eviction in Hawaii a landlord only has grounds to evict a tenant for reasons allowable in the state the first step in the eviction process is to give the lessee one of the following notices non-payment of rent if the tenant is late on rent you can serve them a five-date notice to pay or quit this gives the tenant five days to pay the rent in full along with any penalties or vacate the property nuisance if the tenant creates a nuisance in or around the premises you may issue a five day notice to quit this gives the tenant 24 hours to fix the issue if they do not they're required to vacate before the close of five days non-compliance if the tenant violates their lease a non-compliance notice gives them ten days to either comply with the lease or vacate the property if the same violation occurs within 30 days you may terminate the agreement there are also varying situations where a breach would be incurable such as threats to cause damage in these instances the tenant is required to leave immediately rent grace period in Hawaii there is no rent grace period rent is due on the due date an eviction notice can be served if the rent is only one day late for steps to legally evicting a tenant in Hawaii serve the notice to quit choose the form you need and download or fill it out on a forms com post it on the tenants door and also send it via certified mail with a return receipt requested via USPS if the breach is curable you must wait for the specified number of days to give the tenant a chance to fix the problem file eviction papers with the court if the tenant doesn't fix the problem or if the breach is incurable you can begin the eviction proceedings by filing the following forms at your local court complaint and summons the documents are available on the Hawaii state judiciary website the filing fee is one hundred and fifty five dollars and a copy of the lease and the notice that was sent to the tenant must be included serve the complaint and summons the tenant now needs to be served the summons and complaint by a process server and will have a certain number of days specified by the court to give a response wait for a judgement if the tenant files an answer a hearing may be set but if they do not respond or if the judge finds in your favor at a hearing the court will issue a judgment ordering the tenant to vacate damages often the tenants security deposit does not cover total losses if damages are not awarded at the hearing you may be able to recover pasti rent and court fees through small claims court now you can get eviction proceedings started get eviction forms court documents and all other information that you'll need at the link below for free