Rental Vacation Home Owners in Hawaii Sued over Fines

February 20, 2019

Kauai officials are suing the owners of a vacation home, claiming they are violating county zoning ordinances for using the property as a short-term rental.

The Garden Island reports the Kauai County Planning Department filed the lawsuit last week, seeking to compel Greg and Joanne Allen to pay $130,000 in fines.

According to the lawsuit, county officials have been trying for more than a year to stop the couple from renting out their four-bedroom Wailua house that is outside the area designated for transient vacation rentals.

A hearing officer sided with the county last year after the Allens contested the fines.

Greg Allen says the planning department has been “overzealous,” and the previous proceedings were unfair.

He says he has no immediate plans to stop renting the place out.

Topics Lawsuits Homeowners

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  • February 20, 2019 at 6:15 pm
    Claire says:
    We are a nation of laws. We don't all get to do what we want. And they *are* harming others by allowing a steady stream of transient vacationers into a community that decide... read more
  • February 20, 2019 at 4:20 pm
    Mark Ambrose says:
    Fight the Power! It's your home and as long as you're not harming others with a specific harm then more power to you.

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