The National Housing Law Project Applauds HUD’s Final Rule On 30 Day Notice

30 Day Notice Prevents Evictions and Keeps HUD-Assisted Tenants Housed

WASHINGTON D.C.—The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) today released the following statement by Eviction Initiative Project Director Marie Claire Tran-Leung in response to the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) publishing its final rule, 30-Day Notification Requirement Prior to Termination of Lease for Nonpayment of Rent.

“Everyone deserves to feel secure and stable in their home. However in states across the country, landlords can evict tenants with only a few days notice, despite their immense harm to tenants, their families, and their communities. Evictions change lives by trapping tenants with eviction histories in a vicious cycle of housing insecurity and poverty and forcing them to choose between homelessness and predatory housing. Evictions and their consequences disproportionately harm marginalized communities, with Black women, survivors of gender-based violence, and people with disabilities suffering evictions at markedly higher rates.

“We applaud HUD for publishing the 30 Day Notice rule. Rather than rely on the patchwork of notice periods in different states, the rule creates consistency for HUD-assisted tenants, giving them more time to access rental assistance, pay back rent, and stay housed. This consistency also helps Public Housing Authorities and owners to more sustainably administer their programs. We are ready to ensure robust implementation of this rule and to fight to protect tenants if the rule is threatened with recission.”

HUD’s 30 Day Notice rule reflects expertise provided by NHLP and the Housing Network in its shared comment by:

• Clarifying that covered tenants have the full 30 days to pay the amount due to stop the eviction from proceeding;
• Requiring Public Housing Authorities and owners to provide an itemized amount of rent due free from extra fees and charges, thus preventing evictions based on charges other than rent like junk fees; and
• Citing NHLP’s 2022 survey of HJN members on rising evictions.