HUD published an Interim Final rule Revocation of the 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior To Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent. The FR notice for this Interim Final Rule is attached. This rule is effective on March 30, 2026. The rule’s Summary and a HUD press release are below:
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.
HUD Press Release: Secretary Scott Turner Tears Down Antiquated Pandemic-Era Regulation as Part of Continued Effort to Deregulate
USDA Rural Development Publishes Final Rule Removing 30-Day Notice Requirement for Nonpayment of Rent (taken from RD email sent 2/26)
The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Rural Housing Service (RHS) is delivering on the Trump Administration’s mandates to reduce regulatory burden by publishing a final rule rescinding the regulatory requirement of the minimum 30-day notice for nonpayment of rent before initiating eviction proceedings. The final rule removes burdensome and duplicative requirements for RHS Multifamily Housing Program borrowers.
The final rule previously introduced additional unnecessary regulatory oversight for RHS Multifamily Housing properties for compliance with the Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act (CARES Act). Additionally, the requirement for the borrower to disseminate information on Federal funding available during a Presidentially declared national emergency will be rescinded, as RHS will distribute the associated information during such circumstances.
For more details, please refer to the final rule published in the Federal Register. This rule’s effective date is February 25, 2026.