Report Title:

Real Estate Disclosure; Release or Waiver of Liability

Description:

Requires disclosure of any release or waiver of liability for a construction defect.

THE SENATE

S.B. NO.

2704

TWENTY-SECOND LEGISLATURE, 2004

 

STATE OF HAWAII

 


 

A BILL FOR AN ACT

 

RELATING TO MANDATORY SELLER DISCLOSURES.

 

BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF HAWAII:

SECTION 1. Chapter 508D, Hawaii Revised Statutes, is amended by adding a new section to be appropriately designated and to read as follows:

"§508D- Release or waiver of construction defect. Any release from or waiver of liability or release from a warranty by a seller to any government agency, contractor as defined in section 444-1, or engineer, architect, land surveyor, or landscape architect licensed to practice that profession under chapter 464, for any defect, mistake, or omission in the design or construction of any residential real property that measurably affects the value of the residential real property is a material fact that shall be contained in a disclosure statement."

SECTION 2. New statutory material is underscored.

SECTION 3. This Act shall take effect upon its approval.

INTRODUCED BY:

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