The


U.S.
Department
of
Housing
and
Urban
Development
(HUD)
on
Friday
published
a
proposal
that
would
require
public
housing
agencies
(PHA)
to
provide
30
days’
notice
before
filing
an
eviction
notice
in
court
for
nonpayment
of

rent.

PHAs
with
tenants
in

public
housing
and
owners
of
properties
participating
in
HUD
multifamily
project-based

rental
assistance
programs
would
need
to
provide
“written
notification
at
least
30
days”
before
a
court
filing
for
an
eviction
due
to
rent
nonpayment.

The
proposal,
published
in
the

Federal
Register,
also
requires
that
the
30-day
notice
“include
instructions
on
how
tenants
can
cure
lease
violations
for
nonpayment
of
rent
and
information
on
how
to
recertify
their
income
and
request
a
minimum
rent
hardship
exemption
if
applicable
to
avoid
eviction,”
HUD
said
in
its
proposal
announcement.

“HUD-assisted
rental
housing
allows
millions
of
people
to
achieve
stability
for
themselves
and
their
families,”
said
Solomon
Greene,
HUD’s
Principal
Deputy
Assistant
Secretary
(PDAS)
for
Policy
Development
and
Research.
“This
proposed
rule
would
give
many
HUD-assisted
renters
an
opportunity
to
catch
up
if
they
fall
behind
on
rent
and
avoid
the
harmful
consequences
of
evictions,
while
also
preventing
landlords
and
PHAs
from
encountering
costly
unit
vacancies.”

Another
reason
for
the
proposed
rule
is
that
the

eviction
process
is
both
costly
and
time-consuming,
according
to
Richard
Monocchio,
PDAS
for
Public
and
Indian
Housing.

“We
are
very
proud
of
this
proposed
rule,
and
we
welcome
feedback
from
all
interested
stakeholders
to
make
it
even
more
practical
and
effective,”
Monocchio
said.

HUD
estimates
that
the
proposal
would
affect
3.9
million
people
in
2.2
million
households,
including
1.7
million
people
in
840,000
households
in
public
housing
and
2.2
million
people
in
1.4
million
households
in
project-based
rental
assistance
(PBRA)
programs.

Stakeholders
may
offer
comments
on
the
proposal
until
Jan.
30,
2024.

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