Honolulu Sends Warning Letters To 5,000 Owners Of Suspected Illegal Rentals

In the past two days, Honolulu has mailed letters to 5,000 owners of suspected illegal short-term vacation rentals. The message: Stop what you’re doing.

The city is gearing up for Aug. 1 when Bill 89, the new law cracking down on short-term rentals, takes effect. No one has received a violation notice yet, but city officials said the “courtesy letters” are a warning.

“We’re hoping this letter will result in a change of behavior,” Mayor Kirk Caldwell said Thursday.

With the exception of non-conforming units grandfathered in from the 1980s, short-term vacation rentals outside of resort zones have been illegal for decades. But the city has failed to enforce its own laws.

Read more: https://www.civilbeat.org/2019/07/honolulu-sends-warning-letters-to-5000-owners-of-suspected-illegal-rentals/