Ask a real estate law question, get an answer ASAP!
Thousands of highly rated, verified real estate lawyers.
Specialties include: All Real Estate Law, Landlord and Tenant Law, Foreclosure, Homeowners' Association, Trespassing, Property Law, General Legal and more.
Click here to chat with a lawyer about your rights.

Terms Used In Hawaii Revised Statutes 501-29

  • Lease: A contract transferring the use of property or occupancy of land, space, structures, or equipment in consideration of a payment (e.g., rent). Source: OCC
  • Mortgage: The written agreement pledging property to a creditor as collateral for a loan.

When an application is made subject to an existing recorded mortgage, or to a recorded lease for a term exceeding one year, or when the registration is to be made subject to such a mortgage or lease executed after the time of the application and before the date of the transcription of the decree, the applicant shall, if required by the court, file a certified copy of the mortgage or lease, and shall cause the original, or, in the discretion of the court, a certified copy thereof, to be presented for registration before a decree of registration is entered.