Rental Application in Hawaii

A rental application that collects what landlords commonly ask for. Follow your state's limits on application fees and fair-housing rules: ask every applicant the same questions.

What Hawaii law says

Application / screening fees	Allowed only to cover the actual costs of screening (reference checks, tenant reports, criminal background checks, credit reports), and only for applicants 18 or older or emancipated minors. On request, the landlord must give a receipt and a breakdown of costs covered. Any unused portion must be returned within 30 days after the landlord submits the screening requests. No dollar cap. No portable-screening-report provision found. Source: HRS § 521-46 (Act 200, SLH 2023)
Statewide ban on refusing Section 8 / source of income	No statewide protection found. The fair housing law's protected classes in real estate transactions are race; sex, including gender identity or expression; sexual orientation; color; religion; marital status; familial status; ancestry; disability; age; and HIV infection. Source of income and voucher status are not listed. Neither § 515-2 nor § 515-3, nor ch. 521, mentions source of income or Section 8. Source: HRS § 515-3

Application / screening fees

Allowed only to cover the actual costs of screening (reference checks, tenant reports, criminal background checks, credit reports), and only for applicants 18 or older or emancipated minors. On request, the landlord must give a receipt and a breakdown of costs covered. Any unused portion must be returned within 30 days after the landlord submits the screening requests. No dollar cap.

No portable-screening-report provision found.

Source: HRS § 521-46 (Act 200, SLH 2023)

Statewide ban on refusing Section 8 / source of income

No statewide protection found. The fair housing law's protected classes in real estate transactions are race; sex, including gender identity or expression; sexual orientation; color; religion; marital status; familial status; ancestry; disability; age; and HIV infection. Source of income and voucher status are not listed.

Neither § 515-2 nor § 515-3, nor ch. 521, mentions source of income or Section 8.

Source: HRS § 515-3

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RENTAL APPLICATION — [rental address]

Applicant name: [applicant name] Phone: [phone] Email: [email]

Current address: [current address] How long: [time at current address] Current rent: $[current rent]

Current landlord: [current landlord name and phone]

Previous address and landlord: [previous address and landlord]

Employer: [employer] Position: [position] Monthly income: $[monthly income] Other income (including housing vouchers or benefits): [other income]

Other adults who will live in the unit: [other adult occupants] Number of minors: [number of minors]

Pets or assistance animals: [pets] Vehicles: [vehicles]

Application fee: $[application fee] (see your state's rule above). Screening company used: [screening company name and contact]

I authorize the landlord to verify this information and obtain a tenant screening or credit report. Signature: ____________ Date: [date signed]

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