July 15, 2026
Owner-Created HOTMA Lease Addenda Memorandum
Affordable HousingHUD issued a memorandum today regarding requests from the industry to modify the current lease addendum to incorporate HOTMA requirements. HUD has advised that they will not be reviewing or approving individual lease addenda submitted by owners/agents. Instead, HUD stated that the…
July 9, 2026
Friendly Reminder for All HUD Properties Receiving HAP Payments
Affordable HousingThe HUD UEI Verification Team is sending automated notifications to entities with a Unique Entity Identifier (UEI) registration that is scheduled to expire within the next 120 days. Please renew your UEI registration as soon as possible. Reactivation typically takes 5–10 business…
July 9, 2026
Documenting Tenant Files: Best Practices for Missing Move-In Documentation
Affordable HousingDuring tenant file reviews, Owner/Agents occasionally discover that required move-in documentation is missing, incomplete, or was never properly executed. While many file deficiencies can be corrected, certain documents are tied to a specific point in time and cannot be recreated…
June 17, 2026
HUD Releases New EIV-SAVE Tenant Matching Report: What Owners and Agents Need to Do
Affordable HousingThe U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has released a new Enterprise Income Verification (EIV) project-level report designed to help owners and agents identify potential discrepancies related to tenant citizenship and eligible immigration status. The new…
June 15, 2026
HUD Publishes FY 2026 Section 811 Project Rental Assistance NOFO
Affordable HousingHUD’s Office of Multifamily Housing Programs has announced the Fiscal Year 2026 Section 811 Supportive Housing for Persons with Disabilities Project Rental Assistance (PRA) Notice of Funding Opportunity (NOFO), published on May 11, 2026. HUD has made $158 million available through…
June 3, 2026
HUD Issues Updates to the Restore-Rebuild Initiative
Affordable HousingHUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing and Office of Housing have issued a memorandum dated May 12, 2026, announcing immediate updates to the Restore-Rebuild initiative in alignment with the President’s FY2027 budget proposal and HUD’s repositioning goals. HUD has announced…
April 29, 2026
HOTMA Update: Interim Reexamination Requirements Revised
Affordable HousingHUD has issued updated guidance (Notice PIH 2026-09 / H 2026-05) revising requirements under HOTMA Sections 102 and 104. This update changes how and when interim reexaminations must be conducted for households across Public Housing and Multifamily programs. What Changed Housing…
April 29, 2026
New USDA HOTMA Aligned Rule
Affordable HousingThe Rural Housing Service (RHS), under the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA), has issued a final rule updating income and asset calculation requirements for Multifamily Housing (MFH) programs to align with the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA). The…
March 18, 2026
HUD Delays Effective Date for Rule Eliminating 30-Day Notice Requirement
Affordable HousingHUD previously announced a rule that would eliminate the federal 30-day notice requirement before terminating a lease for nonpayment of rent. However, HUD has now delayed the effective date of that rule indefinitely while the Department reviews public comments and ongoing legal…
March 6, 2026
HUD Issues Notice PIH 2026-02: EHV Services Fee Recapture & Portability Updates
Affordable HousingOn February 5, 2026, the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) issued U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development Notice PIH 2026-02, establishing the process for recapturing and reallocating unused Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) services fees and revising…
February 13, 2026
HUD Proposes Removal of Disparate Impact Regulations: What Affordable Housing Providers Need to Know
Affordable HousingHUD has issued a proposed rule that would eliminate its regulatory framework for evaluating disparate impact under the Fair Housing Act. While the proposal removes HUD’s formal test, it does not eliminate disparate impact liability itself. Courts would interpret such claims based…
February 6, 2026
FY 2026 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs) and Utility Allowance Factors (UAFs): What Owners Need to Know
Affordable HousingHUD has published the FY 2026 Operating Cost Adjustment Factors (OCAFs), which are used to adjust contract rents for eligible Project-Based Section 8 and Project-Based Voucher (PBV) contracts. These adjustments reflect changes in operating costs and apply to upcoming contract…