In late 2024, HUD changed the rules for public housing, RAD, and Section 8 Project-Based Rental Assistance tenants to provide more protection before eviction for nonpayment of rent. The 2024 rule:
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- Requires that tenants receive 30 days’ notice before an eviction can be filed for nonpayment.
- Requires that tenants are given an “opportunity to cure” (pay the money owed) before an eviction can be filed.
- Requires that the notice provide an itemized statement of charges, and information about how the tenant can lower their rent if they have lost income.
- Allows tenants to see the ledger which tracks their rent.
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Now, the Trump administration is seeking to throw out these protections because of pressure from the real estate industry. The protections have provided tenants with critical time and information so that they can correct errors on their ledgers, recover from one-time emergencies, and access rental assistance to avoid eviction.
Without the protections, more HUD tenants will be evicted for balances they do not owe, or for temporary problems that can be solved.
Right now HUD is accepting comments on its plan to get rid of the 2024 eviction protections. Comments are due April 27th. After reviewing the comments, HUD will publish a final rule. In order to challenge the final rule, we need to make sure the comments include as many stories and as much data as possible showing why the eviction protections are important and effective, and why the revocation of the rule will hurt tenants.
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