Resources for Condominium Developers, Condominium Managing Agents, & Condominium Hotel Operators

Resources for Condominium Developers, Condominium Managing Agents, & Condominium Hotel Operators

Developing a condominium project can be a complex undertaking with sizable amounts of documents and disclosures required. General information on the condominium process, compensation to the Commission’s consultants, forms, developer memorandums, owner occupancy requirements, and non-binding informal interpretations for developers are all available for your convenience. The process for condominium hotel operators to become registered is also detailed with the provided forms.

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Condominium Project Registration

So You Want to Go Condo? (October 2016) (PDF)
Overview of what Condominium Property Regimes are and the registration process for Developer’s Public Reports
Developer’s Public Reports/Association Biennial Registration
Online search for condominium projects’ Developer’s Public Reports and current association biennial registration information
- Looking for the most recent declaration, bylaws, or map? Please visit the Bureau of Conveyances
CHAPTER 514A REPEAL
Information for the 1/1/2019 effective repeal of HRS, Chapter 514A.
Developer Memorandum & Informal Non-Binding Interpretations
Commission interpretations and developer memorandums on development, advertising, owner occupancy, bonding, and other issues.
Condominium Informational Email Subscription List
Informational emails on a variety of topics including development changes and reminders
- Prior Email Editions
Links to Other Agencies & Organizations
Permitting, planning, real property tax

Condominium Project Forms

514B, HRS, Project Registration Forms
(form fillable) – Includes the Document Checklist, Receipt of Developer’s Public Report, Nonbinding Preregistration Agreement, Notice of Right to Cancel Sales Contract, Notice of Right to Rescind, Notice of Material Change, Project Questionnaire, Leasehold Exhibit
514B, HRS, Amendment to Developer’s Public Report Form
(form fillable)
514A, HRS, Project Registration Forms – Currently Repealed, Do Not Submit
(form fillable – revised 08/08/16) – Includes General Information, Public Report, Contingent Public Report and Condominium Association Information Update form)
Request for an Extension of the Effective Date of a chapter 514A, HRS, Developer’s Public Report – Currently Repealed, Do Not Submit
Real Estate Commission Memorandum dated November 5, 2004 (including a sample of the developer’s affidavit required for a two-apartment project requesting a “non-expiring” effective date for the developer’s final public report).
Other Condominium Forms

Condominium Law & Rules

Chapter 514A, Hawaii Revised Statutes – Condominium Law
- 514A, HRS, Recodification/514B, HRS
  Recodification plan, Act 164 – Relating to Condominiums, recodification final report, progress reports, drafts, stakeholder comments, and additional resources.
Chapter 514B, Hawaii Revised Statutes – Condominium Law
Hawaii Administrative Rules – Chapter 107 – Rules Relating to Horizontal Property Regimes

Owner Occupancy Forms & Advertising

Owner Occupant – No Action Request Forms
(form fillable – Includes Serious Illness, Unforeseeable Job or Military Transfer, Unforeseeable Change in Martial or Parental Status, and Other Unforeseeable Occurrence.) (PDF)
Owner Occupant – Non-Binding Informal Interpretations
Sales to Owner – Occupants and First Publication of the Announcement or Advertisement (Memo) (PDF)

Condominium Managing Agent

Condominium Managing Agent
Application for non-real estate brokers to manage operations of an Association of Unit Owners.
There are currently no registered Condominium Managing Agents as of December 2018.

Condominium Hotel Operator

Condominium hotel operators who hold an active real estate brokers license are exempt from the registration and fidelity bond requirements.

Real Estate Branch