Legal Opinion
Kaiama v. Aguilar
Hawaii Supreme Court
Decided March 12, 1985No. 9893PublishedCited by 25 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION OF THE COURT BY
NAKAMURA, J.
The Residential Landlord-Tenant Code, Hawaii Revised Statutes (HRS) Chapter 521, provides tenants with a specific remedy for unlawful removals or exclusions from rental premises; in pertinent part the Code states:
If the landlord removes or excludes the tenant from the premises overnight without cause or without court order so authorizing, the tenant may recover possession or terminate the rental agreement and, in either case, recover an amount equal to two months rent or free occupancy for two months, and the cost of suit, including reasonable attorney’s…
2Cases cited8 opinions
- Consumer Product Safety Commission v. GTE Sylvania, Inc.Supreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Garcia v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
- State v. LoHawaii Supreme Court · 1983
- Keller v. ThompsonHawaii Supreme Court · 1975
- Travelers Insurance v. Hawaii Roofing, Inc.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1982
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3Cited by25 opinions
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- International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local 1357 v. Hawaiian Telephone Co.Hawaii Supreme Court · 1986
- Espaniola v. Cawdrey Mars Joint VentureHawaii Supreme Court · 1985
- Steinberg v. HoshijoHawaii Supreme Court · 1998
- Washington v. Fireman's Fund Ins. CompaniesHawaii Supreme Court · 1985
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