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Home My WebLink AboutCOM 0600.009 2022-2024 P1 rca 131i 104- i2OiAM. (0OO From: Claudia Rohr Sent: Monday, December 04, 2023 1:28 PM To: Council Testimony cc�: Cc: Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Evans, Cynthia F.W.; Inaba, Holeka; Kagiwada,Jennifergimbeut;2,. Heather; Lee Loy, Sue; Miura, Lisa; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt; Galimba, Micflle Roth, Mitch D; Villegas, Rebecca I Subject: OPPOSED Bill 104, Finance Committee meeting Tuesday 12/5/23 Aloha e Council Chair Heather Kimball, Council Members, Mayor Mitch Roth and Director Lisa Muira- kJ.; wa I may be wrong, but when I stopped and did the math, a landlord in the Affordable Rental Exemption Class will have no incentive to cap rental pricing with this new Long Term Rental Class. They will make more income for the small price of a small tax increase, and the the Long Term Rental Class will destroy the Affordable Rental Class or only the worst rentals will remain in the Affordable Rental Class. If the goal is to encourage more rentals let's study the math and the impacts longer. The ordinance says that it will not apply to income property but rental property is income property?? That makes no sense unless you are trying to pass a law that can be misconstrued. The proposed Long Term Rental class is like a hybrid between short term rentals and Residential Class. Is our Real Property Tax becoming a Chinese menu of loopholes to not pay your fair share? What about those of us who are left paying full price of the basic tax classes? Thanks for the well-intentioned efforts. I look forward to the explanation on this one. Claudia Rohr Comm. No. ( 00•Q Ref. To: �-' Ref. Date Ii.i c - 5 2023 From: Claudia Rohr Sent: Monday, December 04, 2023 11:43 AM To: Council Testimony Cc: Kimball, Heather; Lee Loy, Sue; Evans, Cynthia F.W.; Inaba, Holeka; Kanealii-Kleinfelder, Matt;Villegas, Rebecca; Kagiwada, Jennifer; Galimba, Michelle M.; Kierkiewicz, Ashley; Miura, Lisa; Roth, Mitch D Subject: OPPOSED Bill 104, Finance Committee meeting Tuesday 12/5/23 Attachments: Close Loop Hole for Low Income Rental Tax Exemption.pdf Aloha Honorable Chair Heather Kimball, Honorable Council Members, Mayor Roth, and Director Lisa Muira- I am opposed to more/different property tax exemptions(even well-meaning ones). The County will have to hire more staff just to process tax exemptions, compounding the "cost" beyond lost revenue. I see no actual analysis of how much lost revenue Bill 104 will create. Can the Council pass a Bill without a Bill impact analysis? Low income persons are currently living in the rooms of shared housing. How does this proposed exemption affect their housing exactly? Why would this concept not be better incorporated into the Affordable Rental Exemption? Although well-meaning, Bill 104 has unintended loopholes. Why should someone renting to traveling nurses get a break? Their housing is paid for as part of their contract and the allowance is generous. We residents pay for that in our medical hospital costs. Our hospitals chose to use traveling nurses to keep their costs down. This proposed property tax exemption will not be enforceable for the same reasons that the Affordable Rental Exemption has loopholes and is unfair to low income renters. Please see, and publish my attached email below. The Affordable Rental Exemption can be fixed by changing the rental period to one-year and requiring the Landlord submit the renter's application and financial documentation the landlord or rental agent used along with the rental agreement to the Real Property Tax Department yearly, as a pre-requirement, to prove the rental is being rented to a qualified low income tenant. Simple. If after an impact analysis,the Council,the Real Property Tax Department and Mayor wish to include rooms rented in share-housing into the Affordable Rental Exemption, with the requirements described above, I could support it. Thank you for your service, and for your good intentions. We all must continue to try to bring up the living standards of all members of our society together or together we fall like dominoes. Don't stop trying! Claudia Rohr 808-640-5976 • 12/4/23, 10:44 AM Gmail-Changing property tax exemption for low income rental landlords to include requirement to rent to low income renters and... Gmail Claudia Rohr<crohr4@gmail.com> Changing property tax exemption for low income rental landlords to include requirement to rent to low income renters and one year lease requirement 9 messages Claudia Rohr<crohr4@gmail.com> Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 4:35 PM To: Heather Kimball Councilmenber District 1 <heather.kmball@hawaiicounty.gov>, Holeka Inaba <holeka.inaba@hawaiicounty.gov>, Matt Kanealii-Kleinfelder<matt.kanealii-kleinfelder@hawaiicounty.gov>,Ashley Kierkiewicz<ashley.kierkiewicz@hawaiicounty.gov>, Rebecca Villegas<rebecca.villegas@hawaiicounty.gov>, Mitch D Roth <mitchd.roth@hawaiicounty.gov>,jennifer.kagiwada@hawaiicounty.gov, Sue.LeeLoy@hawaiicounty.gov, cindy.evans@hawaiicounty.gov, roberth.command@hawaiicounty.gov Cc: mail@environment-hawaii.org Bcc: crohr4@gmail.com Aloha Mayor Roth and Council members- Property managers are renting properties on six month rental leases at the regulated low income rental price to persons not qualified for low income housing as "most qualified renter"to get a 50% property tax exemption for their landowners. If you update the Hawai'i County Code to include required proof that the renter's income qualifies them as a low income renter(not the current rental agreement for six months within allowable HUD pricing) and a minimum of a one year rental agreement to cover 100%of the tax year(not current six month requirement)you would stop this practice, other abuses and help low income renters to acquire a rental as intended and stay in one place for a minimum of one year. This practice is an unintended loopholein our property tax exemption scheme that apparently only you can close through legislation. Taking calls if you want more info of what I discovered is going on and how. I discovered this and researched it when I attempted to help an elderly neighbor find a new rental. Our property tax exemption scheme for low income rental housing is being exploited. Focus on what positive change you can make to prevent homelessness. Claudia Rohr 808-640-5976 Cc: Pat Tummons Sent from my iPhone Roth, Mitch D <MitchD.Roth@hawaiicounty.gov> Thu, Jun 8, 2023 at 4:40 PM To: Claudia Rohr<crohr4@gmail.com> Cc: "Kimball, Heather"<Heather.Kimball@hawaiicounty.gov>, "Inaba, Holeka" <Holeka.lnaba@hawaiicounty.gov>, "Kanealii- Kleinfelder, Matt"<Matt.Kanealii-Kleinfelder@hawaiicounty.gov>,"Kierkiewicz,Ashley" <Ashley.Kierkiewicz@hawaiicounty.gov>, "Villegas, Rebecca" <Rebecca.Villegas@hawaiicounty.gov>, "Kagiwada, Jennifer" <Jennifer.Kagiwada@hawaiicounty.gov>, "Lee Loy, Sue" <Sue.LeeLoy@hawaiicounty.gov>, "Evans, Cynthia F.W." <Cindy.Evans@hawaiicounty.gov>, "Command, Robert H" <RobertH.Command@hawaiicounty.gov>, "mail@environment- hawaii.org" <mail@environment-hawaii.org> Aloha Ms. Rohr Thank you for your email. Interesting idea. 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