Lahaina tenants welcome federal court decision preserving low-income housing

Tenants of the Front Street Apartments low-income housing project welcomed a federal court decision last week that ensures that the project will stay affordable until 2051.

The 40-page decision by Hawaiʻi Federal District Court Judge Jill Otake rejected an attempt by the project developer, Front Street Affordable Housing Partners, to unilaterally end the restrictions that prevent the developer from sharply raising rents or selling the project unencumbered by the rent restrictions.