Hawaii § 171-94 - Persons dispossessed or displaced.
Full text of Hawaii Hawaii Revised Statutes § 171-94 — Persons dispossessed or displaced., with citation guidance and answers to common questions.
§ 171-94. Persons dispossessed or displaced.
For the purposes of this part, a person dispossessed or displaced by natural disaster means any owner of land in possession or any lessee or tenant of land in possession, who has used the property for residential purposes immediately prior to the date the property was substantially destroyed by or as a result of a natural disaster or was made unfit for such purposes by or as a result of any urban redevelopment project which resulted from a natural disaster. Property shall be deemed unfit for residence purposes when so determined by the board of land and natural resources, which determination shall be final, or if any law, ordinance, or regulation of any governmental agency prohibits the construction of improvements on land in a disaster area. [L 1962, c 32, pt of §2; am L 1963, c 177, §1; Supp, §103A-89; HRS §171-94] Previous Vol03_Ch0121-0200D Next
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Section 171-94 ("Persons dispossessed or displaced.") is part of the Hawaii Revised Statutes, the codified statutory law of Hawaii. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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