Rule2026-03921
Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent
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Published
February 26, 2026
Effective
March 30, 2026
Issuing agencies
Housing and Urban Development Department
Abstract
This rule revokes the 2021 interim final rule and 2024 final rule requiring that public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of properties receiving project-based rental assistance (PBRA) provide certain tenants with 30-day notification prior to termination of lease for nonpayment of rent. Regulatory requirements for notice of termination for nonpayment of rent will return to pre-2021 requirements, which range from 5 days to 30 days for HUD programs and depend on state and local laws. This rule also removes requirements from the 2021 and 2024 rules related to information in termination notices.
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[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 38 (Thursday, February 26, 2026)]
[Rules and Regulations]
[Pages 9449-9453]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2026-03921]
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DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
24 CFR Parts 247, 880, 882, 884, 886, 891, and 966
[Docket No. FR-6529-I-01]
RIN 2501-AE14
Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To
Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent
AGENCY: Office of the Secretary, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD).
ACTION: Interim final rule.
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SUMMARY: This rule revokes the 2021 interim final rule and 2024 final
rule requiring that public housing agencies (PHAs) and owners of
properties receiving project-based rental assistance (PBRA) provide
certain tenants with 30-day notification prior to termination of lease
for nonpayment of rent. Regulatory requirements for notice of
termination for nonpayment of rent will return to pre-2021
requirements, which range from 5 days to 30 days for HUD programs and
depend on state and local laws. This rule also removes requirements
from the 2021 and 2024 rules related to information in termination
notices.
DATES: This rule is effective March 30, 2026.
Comments must be received by April 27, 2026.
ADDRESSES: Interested persons are invited to submit comments regarding
this interim final rule. All submissions must refer to the docket
number and title. There are two methods for submitting public comments.
1. Electronic Submission of Comments. Interested persons may submit
comments electronically through the Federal eRulemaking Portal at
<a href="https://www.regulations.gov">https://www.regulations.gov</a>.
2. Submission of Comments by Mail. Comments may be submitted by
mail to the Regulations Division, Office of General Counsel, Department
of Housing and Urban Development, 451 7th Street SW, Room 10276,
Washington, DC 20410-0500.
A summary of this interim final rule and copies of all comments
submitted may be found at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: For Public and Indian Housing: Todd
Thomas, Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary for the Office of Public
Housing and Voucher Programs, 451 7th Street SW, Room 4204, Washington,
DC 20410, telephone number 202-402-4542 (this is not a toll-free
number). For a quicker response, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#e4949186888d878c8b91978d8a83948b888d879d95918197908d8b8a97a48c9180ca838b92"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="6f1f1a0d03060c07001a1c0601081f0003060c161e1a0a1c1b0600011c2f071a0b41080019">[email protected]</span></a>.
For Multifamily: Lamar Seats, Deputy Assistant Secretary for the
Office of Multifamily Housing Programs, 451 7th Street SW, Room 6106,
Washington, DC 20410, telephone number 202-402-6108 (this is not a
toll-free number). For a quicker response, email
<a href="/cdn-cgi/l/email-protection#244942474b4949514a4d4745504d4b4a57644c51400a434b52"><span class="__cf_email__" data-cfemail="630e05000c0e0e160d0a0002170a0c0d10230b16074d040c15">[email protected]</span></a>. HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls
from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as
individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To learn more
about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit <a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>.
SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION:
I. Background
2021 Interim Final Rule
On October 7, 2021, HUD published an interim final rule titled
``Extension of Time and Required Disclosures for Notification of
Nonpayment of Rent'' (86 FR 55693) (the ``2021 interim final rule'').
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Congress created the Emergency Rental
Assistance (ERA) program, funded through the Department of Treasury, to
assist households facing financial hardship and housing instability.
ERA funding made over $46 billion available to households and landlords
to assist with rent and utilities payments. HUD published the 2021
interim final rule to ensure that tenants in public housing and PBRA-
assisted units who were eligible for ERA funding were afforded notice
of the funding and had the opportunity to secure the funding before a
lease termination for nonpayment of rent. The 2021 interim final rule
addressed the COVID-19 emergency and future emergencies in three ways.
First, the 2021 interim final rule provided that during a national
emergency when funding is available to assist with nonpayment of rent,
the Secretary may determine that tenants facing eviction for nonpayment
of rent must be provided with adequate time and notice to secure that
funding. Upon the Secretary's determination, PHAs or owners seeking to
evict tenants for nonpayment of rent must provide information on
accessing the funds at the direction of the Secretary. Second, the 2021
interim final rule extended the lease termination time period to at
least 30 days following the above-described notification. Third, the
2021 interim final rule provided that for public housing, the Secretary
may require that all tenants be provided immediate notice of the
availability of emergency funding. Pursuant to the 2021 interim final
rule, HUD also issued a joint Public and Indian Housing (PIH) and
Housing notice on October 7, 2021 (Notices PIH 2021-29 and H 2021-06)
providing supplemental guidance.
2023 Proposed Rule
On December 1, 2023, HUD published a proposed rule seeking to make
the 2021 interim final rule generally applicable and no longer
contingent on the existence of a national emergency or the availability
of emergency rental assistance (88 FR 83877). The public comment period
for the proposed rule ended on January 30, 2024. HUD received 316
comments. These comments were received from individuals, landlords,
tenants, property owners (``owners''), housing agencies, housing
cooperatives, non-profit housing organizations, non-profit
organizations representing seniors or individuals with disabilities,
housing associations, case managers for individuals experiencing
homelessness, churches, law firms, etc.
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2024 Final Rule
On December 13, 2024, HUD published a final rule (89 FR 101270)
(``2024 final rule''), which required that PHAs and owners of
properties receiving PBRA provide tenants with a termination notice at
least 30 days prior to filing a formal judicial eviction. For purposes
of the 2024 final rule, PBRA and other forms of project rental
assistance included projects in the following programs: Section 8
Project-Based Rental Assistance, Section 202/162 Project Assistance
Contract (PAC), Section 202 Project Rental Assistance Contract (PRAC),
Section 811 PRAC, Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Program (811
PRA), and Senior Preservation Rental Assistance Contract Projects
(SPRAC). Under the 2024 rule, if the tenant paid the alleged amount of
rent owed within the 30-day notification period, a PHA or owner was
prohibited from filing an eviction for nonpayment of rent.
The 2024 final rule also set requirements for information to be
included in the notice and timing of the notice. The termination notice
could not be provided to tenants before the day after the rent was due
according to the lease. The notice needed to include instructions on
how tenants can cure lease violations for nonpayment of rent; the
alleged amount of rent owed by the tenant and any other arrearages
allowed by HUD; the date by which the tenant must pay rent and
arrearages to avoid the filing of an eviction; information on how
tenants can recertify their income; how tenants can request a minimum
rent hardship exemption, if applicable; and in the event of a
Presidential declaration of a national emergency, such information as
required by the Secretary.
This Interim Final Rule
This interim final rule returns HUD's public housing and PBRA
regulations on notice of lease termination for nonpayment of rent to
what they were prior to publication of the 2021 interim final rule.
This interim final rule, consistent with the requirements in place
prior to the 2021 interim final rule, provides the following regulatory
notice timelines for nonpayment of rent:
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Program Regulation Timeline
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Public Housing.......................... 24 CFR 966.4............... Non-payment, notice: In the case of
termination for nonpayment of rent, a
PHA shall provide at least fourteen
days' written notice.
Project-based rental assistance programs 24 CFR 247.4(c)............ Non-payment, notice: For termination for
nonpayment of rent, a termination notice
must be provided with enough advance
time to comply with both the rental
agreement or lease and State laws.
Notice: For termination of tenancy for
``other good cause,'' HUD regulations
require 30 days' notice along with the
provision of specific information to the
tenant.
Project-Based Section 8................. 24 CFR 880.607(c)(2); 24 Non-payment notice: For termination for
CFR 247.4(c). nonpayment of rent, the time of service
must be in accord with the lease and
State law. Notice: For termination of
tenancy for ``other good cause,'' HUD
regulations require 30 days' notice
along with the provision of specific
information to the tenant.
Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation 24 CFR 882.511(d)(1)(i).... Non-payment, notice: Five working days
Program \1\. notice required before tenancy
termination for non-payment.
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Additionally, this interim final rule removes provisions requiring
PHAs and owners to include certain information in their notice to
tenants of lease termination for nonpayment of rent.
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\1\ With respect to the Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation Single
Room Occupancy (SRO) Program for Homeless Individuals, the five
working days notice requirement in 24 CFR 982.511(d)(1)(i) applies
to the program. The SRO regulations at 24 CFR 882.808(l) state that
``Section 882.511 applies to [the SRO] program.''
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HUD is also removing the language in Sec. 880.607(c)(7), which
prohibited PHAs and owners from providing tenants with a notice of
termination prior to the day after the rent is due according to the
lease.
Finally, this interim final rule removes the ability of the
Secretary to prescribe information to be included in the notice to
tenants in the event of a Presidential declaration of a national
emergency.
II. Justification
During the pandemic, PHAs and owners saw rental arrearages
increased by 200 percent nationally based on data obtained from PHA's
Financial Data Schedule submissions. Through HUD's most recent
financial data, arrearages have not reverted to pre-pandemic levels,
indicating that PHAs and owners continue to see significant financial
impacts from nonpayment of rent. Specifically, HUD's administrative
data submitted by PHAs suggests that the national Tenant Accounts
Receivable (TAR) amount for 2024 is over a 200% increase from 2019.
PHAs relayed to HUD that some tenants interpreted the eviction
moratorium and its extensions, along with available emergency rental
assistance, to mean that paying rent was not required.\2\ For these
families, the rent arrearages accumulated over time to levels they
struggled to resolve. HUD received a number of public comments in
response to the 2023 proposed rule highlighting the financial burden
facing PHAs and owners. Commenters stated that the longer notice period
means PHAs and owners would miss multiple months of rent when a tenant
is being evicted for nonpayment. Commenters cited lengthy eviction
court cases and the time it takes to clean and re-lease a unit as
reasons for missing out on multiple months of rent.
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\2\ See What You Need To Know About The CDC Eviction Moratorium
at <a href="https://www.marketplace.org/story/2020/09/11/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-cdc-eviction-moratorium">https://www.marketplace.org/story/2020/09/11/what-you-need-to-know-about-the-cdc-eviction-moratorium</a>; Small Landlords In
California Left Struggling When Renters Stop Paying at <a href="https://www.ijpr.org/2021-03-21/small-landlords-left-struggling-when-renters-stop-paying">https://www.ijpr.org/2021-03-21/small-landlords-left-struggling-when-renters-stop-paying</a>; and More DC tenants are not paying rent. Here's
How The Bowser Administration Is Responding at <a href="https://wtop.com/dc/2025/02/more-dc-tenants-are-not-paying-rent-heres-how-the-bowser-administration-is-responding/">https://wtop.com/dc/2025/02/more-dc-tenants-are-not-paying-rent-heres-how-the-bowser-administration-is-responding/</a>.
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Missed rent, commenters noted, causes financial instability for
PHAs and owners, particularly small PHAs and owners. Commenters stated
that the loss of income causes housing providers to fall short from
fulfilling HUD's mission because they are unable to pay for property
maintenance, insurance, and staffing. Notably, while the 30-day notice
provided tenants with longer runways to undertake remedial actions to
become current with their rent, such as seeking a retroactive income
redetermination in the case of job loss or income reduction, the
consistent increase of TAR suggests many tenants did not avail
themselves of such options. The loss of income, commenters noted, is a
financial burden on top of the already increasing costs of providing
housing including insurance
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premiums, which have increased 110% in some states.\3\
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\3\ Study conducted by S&P Global Market Intelligence. <a href="https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/articles/2024/5/us-homeowners-insurers-net-combined-ratio-surges-past-110-81711947">https://www.spglobal.com/market-intelligence/en/news-insights/articles/2024/5/us-homeowners-insurers-net-combined-ratio-surges-past-110-81711947</a>.
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Commenters stated that the 2024 rule would negatively impact Tenant
Accounts Receivable, which they stated would affect how they are scored
by HUD. One commenter noted that the 2024 rule would prolong wait times
for other tenants, which affects the PHA's Capital Fund Program score
since that category focuses on occupancy rates, and noted that lower
scores subject PHAs to remedial actions, oversight, and monitoring by
HUD.\4\
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\4\ 89 FR 101282.
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This rule will re-establish the pre-pandemic regulatory standards
to support PHAs and owners to adequately address nonpayment of rent,
and prevent the increase of rental arrearages, while also continuing to
provide families with adequate notice.
Lastly, PHAs and owners have significant waiting lists to obtain
affordable housing. In many cities, waitlists are years long and often
closed to new applicants. Annually, it is estimated that approximately
1 in 4 families that are eligible to receive rental assistance are able
to obtain it.\5\ HUD received multiple comments on the 2023 proposed
rule expressing concern that the rule would cause longer wait times for
individuals and families on waiting lists. Commenters noted that the
rule will further delay other applicants on waiting lists from getting
assistance due to the shortage of available units in public housing.
Housing providers commented that the rule limits their ability to turn
over units and find new tenants. By revoking the 2024 rule, this rule
will improve access to affordable housing by timely addressing
nonpayment of rent and opening up housing opportunities for families on
waiting lists.
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\5\ According to the 2023 American Housing Survey, there were
approximately 4.5 million HUD-assisted households, and 24.9 million
unassisted eligible renter households earning up to 80 percent of
the area median income. Thus, about 23 percent of households
eligible for HUD assistance were assisted.
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III. Justification for Interim Rule
In general, HUD publishes a rule for public comment before issuing
a rule for effect, in accordance with both the Administrative Procedure
Act (APA), 5 U.S.C. 553, and its own regulations on rulemaking, 24 CFR
part 10. Both the APA and part 10, however, provide for exceptions from
that general rule where HUD finds good cause to omit advance notice and
public participation. The good cause requirement is satisfied when the
prior public procedure is ``impracticable, unnecessary, or contrary to
the public interest.'' To publish a rule for effect prior to receiving
and responding to public comments, the agency must make a finding that
at least one of these ``good cause'' exceptions applies.
HUD has determined that good cause exists to promulgate this
interim final rule without prior notice and comment. Advance public
notice and comment is unnecessary and does not serve the public
interest in this case because HUD has already received extensive public
comment on this matter from a wide range of stakeholders including
individuals, landlords, tenants, owners, housing agencies, housing
cooperatives, non-profit housing organizations, non-profit
organizations representing seniors or individuals with disabilities,
housing associations, case managers for individuals experiencing
homelessness, churches, law firms, and others.
In 2021, HUD solicited comments on the 2021 interim final rule and
received 44 comments, which were reviewed and incorporated into the
2023 proposed rule. When HUD solicited comments again in 2023, it
received 316 public comments. HUD very recently reviewed and responded
to these comments when it published its final rule on December 13,
2024. HUD does not expect comments submitted in response to this
interim final rule to raise any new information which HUD has not
recently considered. Additional further comment is therefore
unnecessary.
IV. Findings and Certifications
Regulatory Review--Executive Orders 12866 and 13563
Executive Orders 12866 and 13563 direct agencies to assess all
costs and benefits of available regulatory alternatives and, if
regulation is necessary, to select regulatory approaches that maximize
net benefits (including potential economic, environmental, public
health, and safety effects; distributive impacts; and equity).
Executive Order 13563 emphasizes the importance of quantifying both
costs and benefits, of reducing costs, of harmonizing rules, and of
promoting flexibility. Under Executive Order 12866 (Regulatory Planning
and Review), a determination must be made whether a regulatory action
is significant and, therefore, subject to review by the Office of
Management and Budget (OMB) in accordance with the requirements of the
order.
This interim final rule will reduce the time before PHAs and owners
can pursue eviction proceedings for nonpayment of rent after giving
notice to tenants in public housing and PBRA assisted units. The rule
also removes requirements on what PHAs and owners must include in
termination notices to tenants for nonpayment of rent. These changes
are intended to reduce administrative and financial burden on PHAs and
owners, although they limit some of the procedural benefits to existing
tenants.
This final rule was determined to be a significant regulatory
action under section 3(f) of Executive Order 12866 (although not an
economically significant regulatory action under the Order). HUD has
prepared a Regulatory Impact Analysis (RIA) that addresses the costs
and benefits of this final rule. HUD's RIA is part of the docket file
for this rule, which is available for public inspection at
<a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Regulatory Costs (Executive Order 14192)
Executive Order 14192, entitled ``Unleashing Prosperity Through
Deregulation,'' was issued on January 31, 2025. Section 3(c) of
Executive Order 14192 requires that any new incremental costs
associated with new regulations shall, to the extent permitted by law,
be offset by the elimination of existing costs associated with at least
10 prior regulations. This interim final rule is a repeal of a
regulation and results in reduced regulatory costs for purposes of
Executive Order 14192.
Regulatory Flexibility Act
The Regulatory Flexibility Act (RFA) (5 U.S.C. 601 et seq.)
generally requires an agency to conduct a regulatory flexibility
analysis of any rule subject to notice and comment rulemaking
requirements, unless the agency certifies that the rule will not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
As a preliminary matter, because this rule is subject to the APA's
good cause exception, notice and comment is not required and so the RFA
does not apply. See 5 U.S.C. 603(a), 604(a).
Further, the undersigned certifies that the rule does not have a
significant economic impact on a substantial number of small entities.
This rule seeks to ease administrative and financial burdens on PHAs
and owners by removing requirements that recently went into effect. HUD
notes that the compliance date for PHAs to amend their leases has not
yet gone into effect. Additionally, PBRA owners are not yet required to
comply with certain
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requirements put into place by the 2024 final rule. This interim final
rule will remove these requirements altogether and therefore reduce the
administrative and financial burden on small entities.
Information Collection Requirements
In accordance with the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C.
3501-3520), an agency may not conduct or sponsor, and a person is not
required to respond to, a collection of information unless the
collection displays a valid control number. The information collection
requirements contained in the 2024 final rule were submitted to OMB
under the Paperwork Reduction Act of 1995 (44 U.S.C. 3501-3520) and
assigned OMB control numbers 2577-0006 and 2502-0178. This rule is
removing certain information collection requirements. HUD has therefore
updated its submission to OMB.
Unfunded Mandates Reform Act
Title II of the Unfunded Mandates Reform Act of 1995 (UMRA)
establishes requirements for Federal agencies to assess the effects of
their regulatory actions on State, local, and tribal governments and
the private sector. This final rule will not impose any Federal
mandates on any State, local, or tribal governments or the private
sector within the meaning of UMRA.
Environmental Review
A Finding of No Significant Impact (FONSI) with respect to the
environment has been made in accordance with HUD regulations in 24 CFR
part 50 that implement section 102(2)(C) of the National Environmental
Policy Act of 1969 (42 U.S.C. 4332(2)(C)). The FONSI is available
online at <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">www.regulations.gov</a>.
Executive Order 13132, Federalism
Executive Order 13132 (entitled ``Federalism'') prohibits an agency
from publishing any rule that has federalism implications if the rule
either imposes substantial direct compliance costs on state and local
governments or is not required by statute, or the rule preempts state
law, unless the agency meets the consultation and funding requirements
of section 6 of the Executive order. This rule does not have federalism
implications and will not impose substantial direct compliance costs on
state and local governments or preempt state law within the meaning of
the Executive order.
Regulatory Costs
Executive Order 14192, entitled ``Unleashing Prosperity Through
Deregulation,'' was issued on January 31, 2025. Section 3(c) of
Executive Order 14192 requires that any new incremental costs
associated with new regulations shall, to the extent permitted by law,
be offset by the elimination of existing costs associated with at least
10 prior regulations. OMB has determined that this interim final rule
reduces administrative and financial burdens by removing requirements
on PHAs and owners that recently went into effect.
V. Electronic Access and Filing
Comments submitted electronically through the <a href="http://www.regulations.gov">http://www.regulations.gov</a> website can be viewed by other commenters and
interested members of the public. Commenters should follow the
instructions provided on that site to submit comments electronically.
All comments and communications properly submitted to HUD will be
available for public inspection and copying between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
weekdays at the above address. Due to security measures at the HUD
Headquarters building, an advance appointment to review the public
comments must be scheduled by calling the Regulations Division at (202)
708-3055 (this is not a toll-free number). HUD welcomes and is prepared
to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as
well as from individuals with speech or communication disabilities. To
learn more about how to make an accessible telephone call, please visit
<a href="https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs">https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs</a>.
List of Subjects
24 CFR Part 247
Grant programs-housing and community development, Loan programs-
housing and community development, Low and moderate income housing,
Rent subsidies.
24 CFR Part 880
Accounting, Administrative practice and procedure, Government
contracts, Grant programs-housing and community development, Home
improvement, Housing, Housing standards, Low and moderate income
housing, Manufactured homes, Public assistance programs, Rent
subsidies, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
24 CFR Part 882
Grant programs-housing and community development, Homeless, Lead
poisoning, Manufactured homes, Rent subsidies, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements
24 CFR Part 884
Accounting, Administrative practice and procedure, Grant programs-
housing and community development, Home improvement, Housing, Low and
moderate income housing, Public assistance programs, Public housing,
Rent subsidies, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements, Rural areas,
Utilities.
24 CFR Part 886
Accounting, Administrative practice and procedure, Government
contracts, Grant programs-housing and community development, Home
improvement, Housing, Lead poisoning, Low and moderate income housing,
Mortgages, Public assistance programs, Rent subsidies, Reporting and
recordkeeping requirements, Utilities, Wages.
24 CFR Part 891
Aged, Grant programs-housing and community development, Individuals
with disabilities, Loan programs-housing and community development, Low
and moderate income housing, Public assistance programs, Rent
subsidies, Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
24 CFR Part 966
Grant programs-housing and community development, Public housing,
Reporting and recordkeeping requirements.
Accordingly, for the reasons stated in the preamble, HUD amends 24
CFR parts 247, 880, 882, 884, 886, 891, and 966 as follows:
PART 247--EVICTIONS FROM CERTAIN SUBSIDIZED AND HUD-OWNED PROJECTS
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1. The authority for part 247 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701q, 1701s, 1715b, 1715l, and 1715z-1;
42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437f, and 3535(d).
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2. Amend Sec. 247.4 by revising paragraphs (c) and (e) to read as
follows:
Sec. 247.4 Termination notice.
* * * * *
(c) Time of service. When the termination of the tenancy is based
on other good cause pursuant to Sec. 247.3(a)(4), the termination
notice shall be effective, and the termination notice shall so state,
at the end of a term and in accordance with the termination provisions
of the rental agreement, but in no case earlier than 30 days after
receipt of the tenant of the notice. Where the termination notice is
based on material noncompliance with the
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rental agreement or material failure to carry out obligations under a
state landlord and tenant act pursuant to Sec. 247.3(a)(1) or (2), the
time of service shall be in accord with the rental agreement and state
law.
* * * * *
(e) Specificity of notice in rent nonpayment cases. In any case in
which a tenancy is terminated because of the tenant's failure to pay
rent, a notice stating the dollar amount of the balance due on the rent
account and the date of such computation shall satisfy the requirement
of specificity set forth in paragraph (a)(2) of this section.
* * * * *
PART 880--SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM FOR NEW
CONSTRUCTION
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3. The authority for part 880 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437f, 3535(d), 12701, and
13611-13619.
Sec. 880.606 [AMENDED]
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4. Amend Sec. 880.606 by removing paragraph (b) and redesignating
paragraph (c) as paragraph (b).
Sec. 880.607 [AMENDED]
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5. Amend Sec. 880.607 by removing paragraphs (c)(6) and (7).
PART 882--SECTION 8 MODERATE REHABILITATION PROGRAMS
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6. The authority for part 882 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437f and 3535(d).
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7. Amend Sec. 882.511 by:
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a. Revising paragraph (d)(1)(i);
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b. Removing paragraph (d)(2)(iv); and
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c. In paragraph (d)(3), removing the reference ``paragraphs (d)(1) and
(2)'' and adding, in its place, the reference ``paragraph (d)(2)''.
The revision reads as follows:
Sec. 882.511 Lease and termination of tenancy.
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(d) * * *
(1) * * *
(i) When termination is based on failure to pay rent, the date of
termination must be not less than five working days after the Family's
receipt of the notice.
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PART 884--SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM, NEW
CONSTRUCTION SET-ASIDE FOR SECTION 515 RURAL RENTAL HOUSING
PROJECTS
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8. The authority for part 884 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437f, 3535(d), and 13611-
13619.
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9. Amend Sec. 884.215 by revising the introductory text to read as
follows:
Sec. 884.215 Lease requirements.
The Lease shall contain all required provisions specified in
paragraph (b) of this section and none of the prohibited provisions
listed in paragraph (c) of this section.
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Sec. 884.216 [AMENDED]
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10. Amend Sec. 884.216 by removing paragraphs (d) and (e).
PART 886--SECTION 8 HOUSING ASSISTANCE PAYMENTS PROGRAM--SPECIAL
ALLOCATIONS
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11. The authority for part 886 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437a, 1437c, 1437f, 3535(d), and 13611-
13619.
Sec. 886.127 [AMENDED]
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12. Amend Sec. 886.127 by removing paragraph (c).
Sec. 886.327 [AMENDED]
0
13. Amend Sec. 886.327 by removing paragraph (c).
PART 891--SUPPORTIVE HOUSING FOR THE ELDERLY AND PERSONS WITH
DISABILITIES
0
14. The authority for part 891 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 12 U.S.C. 1701q; 42 U.S.C. 1437f, 3535(d), and 8013.
Sec. 891.425 [AMENDED]
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14. Amend Sec. 891.425 by removing paragraph (d).
PART 966--PUBLIC HOUSING LEASE AND GRIEVANCE PROCEDURE
0
15. The authority for part 966 continues to read as follows:
Authority: 42 U.S.C. 1437d and 3535(d).
0
16. Amend Sec. 966.4 by:
0
a. Revising paragraphs (1)(3)(i)(A) and (l)(3)(ii); and
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b. Removing paragraphs (q) and (r).
The revisions read as follows:
Sec. 966.4 Lease requirements.
* * * * *
(l) * * *
(3) * * *
(i) * * *
(A) 14 days in the case of failure to pay rent;
* * * * *
(ii) The notice of lease termination to the tenant shall state
specific grounds for termination, and shall inform the tenant of the
tenant's right to make such reply as the tenant may wish. The notice
shall also inform the tenant of the right (pursuant to paragraph (m) of
this section) to examine PHA documents directly relevant to the
termination or eviction. When the PHA is required to afford the tenant
the opportunity for a grievance hearing, the notice shall also inform
the tenant of the tenant's right to request a hearing in accordance
with the PHA's grievance procedure.
* * * * *
Scott Turner,
Secretary.
[FR Doc. 2026-03921 Filed 2-25-26; 8:45 am]
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