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1. What are considered illegal landlord actions? Illegal landlord actions include discrimination, failing to provide necessary repairs or maintenance, unlawful eviction, and violating tenants' privacy rights.

In Hawaii, a landlord cannot sell, give away, or throw out a tenant's abandoned property without providing a tenant a notice and then wait for fifteen days. (See: Hawaii Revised Statutes § 521-56.) Hawaii forbids landlords from taking the law into their own hands.

The security deposit must be returned 14 days after termination of lease. If the landlord must keep any portion of the security deposit, he must give the tenant written notice of any deductions made and the balance as well as the notice must be provided to tenant within 14 days after lease termination.

Permitted Times: Hawaii landlords may only enter at reasonable times. Landlords may enter for inspections, repairs, decorations, alterations, improvements, services, or showings (HRS § 521-53(a)). Emergency Entry: In case of an emergency, the landlord may enter without providing advanced notice (HRS § 521-53(b)).

If the rental period is between six months and one year, the rental agreement can be ended earlier if both the landlord and tenant agree. A rental agreement may also be ended earlier if either the landlord or the tenant does not do something that is required by the rental agreement.

Tenants have the right to seek a rental unit in a habitable condition. If the property ever needs some repairs, the Hawaii tenant can request repairs from their landlord. If the landlord doesn't respond within the required notice, the tenant may exercise their repair and deduct right.