Enjoying Your Maui Resort Condo? Now Pay Up!
Enjoying Your Maui Resort Condo? Now Pay Up!
by Tom Yamachika, President Tax Foundation Hawaii
Some taxpayers on Maui are getting a nasty surprise this year because they didn’t do anything, and their real property tax rate doubled.
What happened? The Maui County Council passed a pair of bills, known as Bills 129 and 130. They were introduced on November 20, 2020, passed the Council on December 4, 2020, and were signed into law the very next day by Mayor Michael Victorino. They became Ordinance 5159 and Ordinance 5160.
They say that if you have real property in an area in which the zoning laws permit short-term rental, and that real property isn’t your home, then it doesn’t matter if you live in it, or if no one lives in it. It will be subject to Maui real property tax as a short-term rental.
