![]() Owner associations by law are required to reserve a portion of residents' monthly maintenance fees for major improvements, but the funds often don't cover the full costs of the projects. But we want to represent some of those people who would certainly be having a difficult time, and some people would have an impossible time." "Personally, we're not in as bad shape as some of the people that we're concerned about. ![]() "You've got people who are on limited income who can't get loans, and people who have just bought in who got the biggest loan they possibly could, have no equity and can't get another loan, " Sheeran said. The building management has estimated installation costs of between $25, 000 and $30, 000 per unit, he said. ![]() Tom Sheeran, who has lived in the 37-story building for 20 years, worries about his elderly neighbors who cannot afford the cost of the sprinklers. One of those buildings is The Contessa in Moiliili. ![]() "This is all against the backdrop of most buildings already facing pretty significant ongoing maintenance issues, " Fukunaga said.įukunaga's bill would get rid of the tiered deadline for fire sprinkler installation in common rooms and extend the deadline for passing life safety evaluations to spring 2025.Īt the time the fire safety laws were passed, the Honolulu Fire Department identified 377 residential high-rises, with an estimated 50, 000 residents, as being without fire sprinklers. She noted that condo owner associations also are having difficulty getting estimates from contractors for fire safety improvements due to national supply-chain problems. 15-A bill under consideration by the Honolulu City Council would extend the deadline for condominiums to install fire sprinklers to 2033-three years beyond the current deadline established in response to the deadly 2017 Marco Polo fire.īill 37, introduced by Council member Carol Fukunaga, also allows buildings to apply for a year's extension and provides more time for condos that opt not to install sprinklers to pass "life safety evaluations." The measure passed unanimously out of second reading at last week's full Council meeting and is expected to be heard in the Public Infrastructure and Technology Committee on Wednesday.įukunaga, whose district includes portions of urban Honolulu, said many of the condo miniums without fire sprinklers are older buildings already in need of costly maintenance and upgrades.
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