HUD Eliminates 30-Day Notice Requirement for Nonpayment of Rent

By: Eric Oberdorfer, Director of Policy and Legislative Affairs

February 25, 2026 — Today, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) pre-published an interim final rule that will eliminate the 30-day advance notice requirement before terminating a lease for nonpayment of rent. The change will roll back HUD’s public housing, project-based voucher (PBV), and project-based rental assistance (PBRA) policies to the notice requirement that was in place prior to the 2021 interim final rule.

Under the updated timelines, PHAs must provide public housing residents at least 14 days’ written notice before terminating a tenancy for nonpayment of rent. PBRA and PBV properties must follow the terms of the lease and applicable state law. Cases involving “other good cause” for the PBRA and PBV program will continue to require 30 days’ notice and the provision of specific information to the tenant.

The rule will take effect 30 days after publication in the Federal Register. With publication expected tomorrow, the new policy will be in place by the end of March.

NAHRO applauds HUD’s efforts to roll back the 2021 interim final rule which created uncertainty, conflicted with state law, and made it more challenging for agencies to balance resident protections with the long-term sustainability of affordable housing.