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Legal Information: Hawaii
Laws current as of November 15, 2024 How much longer will I have to pay my rent? Can I be charged a penalty for terminating my lease early?
If you’re the only tenant, the rental agreement will end on the date you wrote in your notice of early termination. You will be responsible for paying:
- the rent until the termination date; and
- any amount that you already owed the landlord.1
You must pay the landlord the total amount you owe on or before the termination date.1
Your landlord cannot:
- charge you any extra penalties or fees for breaking your lease; or
- hold you responsible for future rent.2
1 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-80(b), (h)
2 Haw. Rev. Stat. § 521-80(a)
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