The Hawaii Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, Chapter 521 of the Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) outlines how a landlord and tenant are to terminate a short-term tenancy in the following manner:
Month-to-Month Tenancy
Landlords
When it is the landlord who wishes to terminate the tenancy, the landlord must give the tenant written notice no less than 45 days before the anticipated termination date. The tenant may vacate the unit at any time within the last forty-five day period and is responsible for payment of prorated rent for the period that the premises are occupied and for notifying the landlord of the day of vacating.
In the following circumstances, a longer notice period is required. A 120-day written notice is required when the landlord contemplates:
- Voluntary demolition of the dwelling units.
- Conversion to a condominium.
- Conversion to a transient vacation rental.
The tenant may vacate the unit at any time within the 120-day period and is responsible for payment of prorated rent for the period that the premises are occupied.
Tenants
When it is the tenant who wishes to terminate the tenancy, the tenant must give the landlord written notice no less than 28 days before the anticipated termination date. The tenant is responsible for payment of rent through the date
stated in the termination notice, or through the date it is re-rented, whichever comes first.
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Week-to-Week Tenancy
When the tenancy is less than month-to-month, the landlord or the tenant may terminate the rental agreement upon giving the other oral or written notice at least 10 days before the anticipated termination date.
See also Hawaii Landlord Retaliatory Eviction and Rent Increase.
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