UPDATE: HUD Delays Effective Date of 30-Day Notice Rollback Rule

NARPM members will want to be aware of an important development regarding the HUD interim final rule we reported on earlier this month.

On February 26, 2026, HUD published an interim final rule revoking the requirement that public housing agencies and owners of project-based rental assistance properties provide tenants with at least 30 days’ notice prior to lease termination for nonpayment of rent. That rule had set a March 30, 2026, effective date while also soliciting public comments through April 27, 2026.

Today, HUD published a notice in the Federal Register indefinitely delaying that effective date. HUD will now treat the interim final rule as a proposed rule, meaning the rule will not take effect until after HUD issues a final rule in response to the public comments it has received. Because the interim final rule will be superseded by the final rule before it can ever take effect, it will essentially never go into effect on its own.

Why the delay? On March 2, 2026, a lawsuit was filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia challenging the interim final rule. The complaint alleged, among other things, that the rule would cause irreparable harm to HUD-assisted tenants and that HUD had improperly bypassed the standard notice-and-comment rulemaking process. Citing the litigation and the interests of justice, HUD determined that postponing the effective date was the appropriate course of action.

What does this mean for NARPM members? In practical terms, the 30-day notice requirement for PHA and PBRA properties remains in place for now. The rollback has not gone away — it is simply being re-routed through a full notice-and-comment process before it becomes final and effective. The April 27, 2026, comment deadline is unchanged.

NARPM Advocacy views this as a procedural delay, not a substantive reversal. We remain fully supportive of HUD’s policy direction and will continue engaging in this process. As we have noted previously, this rule applies only to public housing and project-based rental assistance properties. Our broader push to repeal the CARES Act 30-day notice to vacate requirement for all covered properties continues.

We will keep you informed as HUD moves toward issuing a final rule. In the meantime, if you have not yet submitted comments in support of this rollback, there is still time to do so before the April 27 deadline. Every voice matters.

For background on the original rule and NARPM’s position, visit our earlier post: HUD Rolls Back Part of COVID-Era 30-Day Notice Requirement — A Move in the Right Direction.

Stay engaged, and thank you for your continued support of NARPM Advocacy.