Association of Apartment Owners of Century Center, Inc. ex rel. Board of Directors v. Young Jin An

OPINION OF THE COURT BY

RECKTENWALD, C.J.

This case involves a nonjudicial foreclosure by the Association of Apartment Owners of Century Center, Inc. (the AOAO) of a unit in the Century Center condominiums. The AOAO purchased the unit at the foreclosure sale, and then filed a complaint for summary possession in the District Court1 of the First Circuit against Young Jin An aka Young Ja Kim (An) and Ambrosia-Spa Inc. (together, Respondents).

Respondents moved to dismiss, on the grounds that the district court lacked jurisdiction pursuant to Hawai'i Revised Statutes (HRS) § 604-5(d), which states…