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Take Action on Proposed HUD Rules That Would Jeopardize Housing Assistance; Comments Due Next Week – Sign-On Letters Available

Apr 24, 2026

Since February, HUD has published several proposed regulatory changes that would have harmful impacts on HUD tenants. Comment periods for two HUD proposals end next week.  

These proposals include: 

  • HUD’s proposal to repeal the requirement that PHAs and project-based rental assistance (PBRA) owners provide households with at least a 30-day termination notice prior to filing an eviction action for nonpayment of rent (30-Day Notice Proposal); and  
  • HUD’s proposed rule that would allow public housing agencies (PHAs) and HUD-assisted owners to adopt work requirements and time limits on assistance. 

NLIHC is sharing two sign-on letters for organizations, discussed below. 

30-Day Notice Proposal – Comment Deadline April 27 

In February 2026, HUD issued “Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent.” If these changes are finalized, certain tenants in HUD-assisted housing would have less time to catch up on rent to avoid eviction. HUD would also no longer require PHAs and PBRA owners to provide information such as itemized lists of rent owed. HUD’s proposal would remove additional HUD protections, such as a prohibition on evicting tenants for nonpayment if they caught up on rent during the 30-day notice period.  

Although HUD recently announced it has postponed when these changes would go into effect, the rulemaking is still moving forward. Comments opposing this proposal are crucial. 

Take action on the 30-Day Notice Proposal by: 

  • Submitting your own comment, urging HUD to withdraw the proposed rule. The comment deadline is April 27 at 11:59 pm ET.  
  • The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has created templates for tenants and organizations. Please reach out to Hannah Adams, [email protected], for more information. 
  • Joining NLIHC’s sign-on letter (for organizations) by Monday, April 27 at 12:00 pm ET: https://nlihc.quorum.us/campaign/161304/  

Work Requirements and Time Limits Proposed Rule – Comment Deadline May 1  

On March 2, HUD proposed allowing public housing agencies (PHAs) and HUD-assisted owners to impose work requirements and time limits on assisted families. A new CBPP analysis estimates that the Proposed Rule would jeopardize housing assistance for up to 3.7 million people, including 1.9 million children. This includes 2.1 million people in households where at least one person is working. 

HUD’s Notice of Proposed Rulemaking (NPRM), “Establishing Flexibility for Implementation of Work Requirements and Term Limits,” would allow “well-performing” PHAs and PBRA owners to adopt work requirements for “work-eligible” adults of up to 40 hours per week. “Work-eligible” adults are defined in the NPRM as individuals ages 18 to 61 who are not people with disabilities, pregnant, or enrolled in higher education. The “work-eligible” definition also excludes primary caretakers for: a person with a disability, a child under six, or a person who is temporarily incapacitated.   

The NPRM would also allow for time limits on assistance after two years for “non-elderly, non-disabled families.” The definitions of “elderly family” and “disabled family” in current HUD regulations are written in a way that, under HUD’s proposal, individual household members who are elderly or who have disabilities could be impacted by a time limit if the household itself is considered “non-elderly” and “non-disabled.” 

The NPRM would apply to the following programs: public housing, Housing Choice Vouchers (HCV), Project-Based Vouchers (PBV), and PBRA. 

Take action on the Work Requirements and Time Limits Proposed Rule by: 

Learning more about the harms of time limits and work requirements: 

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