PIH Notices & HUD Rules

Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other Programs, Fiscal Year 2027

This HUD notice announces the Fiscal Year 2027 Fair Market Rents (FMRs) used to set payment standards under the Housing Choice Voucher program and other HUD programs, effective October 1, 2026. It explains the methodology changes for FY 2027, including a new utility inflation factor calculation, and describes procedures for PHAs and the public to submit comments or request reevaluation of specific area FMRs by the comment deadline. PHAs should note that FMRs also affect their annual HCV Renewal Funding Inflation Factors, so reevaluation requests may have funding implications.

Revision of Operations Notice for the Expansion of the Moving to Work Demonstration Program

This notice revises HUD's Operations Notice for the Expansion of the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration Program, which was last published August 28, 2020 with technical revisions in March 2025. The revisions cover funding flexibility, program administration, special purpose vouchers, and multiple MTW waivers in Appendix I and II, including changes to stepped rent, imputed income, work requirements, and local non-traditional activity limits. HUD is soliciting public comments on these revisions, with a 60-day comment period followed by an additional 30-day period.

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Public Housing Reform; Change in Admission and Occupancy Requirements

HUD is requesting OMB approval to revise an existing information collection requiring public housing agencies (PHAs) to maintain and make available written admission and occupancy policies, including eligibility, preferences, and rent determination rules. This revision updates burden estimates to reflect the current number of active PHAs (2,667, down from 2,774). The public has 30 days to comment on the proposed collection before it is finalized by OMB.

Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate Administrative Procedures for Voucher Programs

This notice extends the deadline for PHAs administering Housing Choice Voucher, Project-Based Voucher, and Section 8 Moderate Rehabilitation programs to implement NSPIRE inspection standards to February 1, 2027. It clarifies which NSPIRE provisions are excluded from the extension, updates HUD notification requirements, provides guidance on variation and alternative inspection method requests, and informs PHAs that HUD is no longer developing a software application for voucher program inspections. PHAs must continue complying with carbon monoxide and smoke alarm requirements regardless of which inspection standard they use.

30-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool

Public Housing Agency Compliance Deadline for Sections 102 and 104 of the Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) and Alternative HUD-50058 Reporting Instructions

This notice sets January 1, 2027 as the deadline for most public housing agencies to fully comply with sections 102 and 104 of HOTMA, except MTW PHAs and PHAs exclusively using FRS software, who will receive future guidance. PHAs can comply either by using the updated 2024 Form HUD-50058 or, if unable to convert in time, by using the 2020 Form HUD-50058 with alternative reporting instructions detailed in Appendix B. It partially supersedes Notice PIH 2024-38 but does not change the earlier July 1, 2025 deadline for select HOTMA provisions.

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) Sections 102 and 104 Implementation Guidance – Amendment to Attachment I Related to Interim Reexaminations

This notice revises Attachment I of Notice H 2023-10/PIH 2023-27 to change when PHAs and Multifamily Housing Owners must conduct interim reexaminations of income and household composition under HOTMA Sections 102 and 104. PHAs and MFH Owners must now conduct interim reexaminations whenever a household adds or removes members, regardless of whether income increases, decreases, or stays the same, with a limited exception during the last 3 months of a recertification period if they have a written policy against interim reexaminations for income increases. The prior version of Attachment I (Revision 2) is superseded, and the notice is being republished with the revised Attachment I as Revision 3.

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act: Implementation of Sections 102 and 104; Further Extension of Compliance Date

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016-Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project-Based Voucher Implementation; Additional Streamlining Changes; Technical Amendments

Cost Saving Measures in the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) and Project Based Voucher (PBV) Programs

This notice gives PHAs, including MTW PHAs, a menu of cost-savings options to reduce HAP expenses and avoid funding shortfalls in the HCV and PBV programs. It categorizes measures into standard regulatory compliance practices, additional optional actions, and actions requiring HUD approval, and explains when a PHA may terminate HAP contracts as a last resort. It also describes how PHAs should work with HUD's Shortfall Prevention Team and local Field Offices when facing or anticipating funding difficulties.

Fair Market Rents for the Housing Choice Voucher Program, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy Program, and Other Programs Fiscal Year 2026; Extension of Comment Period and Correction

60-Day Notice of Proposed Information Collection: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016 (HOTMA): Public Housing Waiting List Data Collection Tool

Automation of and Revisions to the Public Housing Agency (PHA) 5-Year Plan and Annual Plan Templates and Certification Forms

This notice announces the automation of the PHA 5-Year Plan and Annual Plan templates and certification forms into a web-based Public Housing Portal, along with revisions such as adding PBV reporting elements and a new MTW Supplement template. It restates the PHA categories (Qualified, Standard, Troubled, High Performer, Small, HCV-Only) and their corresponding submission requirements, and clarifies local accountability, resident engagement, and public hearing requirements. PHA staff must begin using the revised, automated templates starting with fiscal years beginning January 1, 2026, and should note new certification and PBV disclosure obligations.

Implementation of the Federal Fiscal Year (FFY) 2025 Funding Provisions for the Housing Choice Voucher Program

This notice implements the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) program funding provisions of the Full-Year Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act, 2025 (Public Law 119-4), covering renewal calculations, HAP Set-aside, administrative fees, Tenant Protection Vouchers, and Mainstream Vouchers for calendar year 2025. It provides PHAs with the methodology HUD uses to calculate renewal funding, offset excess reserves, and apply for various HAP Set-aside categories, along with application deadlines and eligibility criteria. PHA staff should use this notice to understand funding calculations, apply for set-aside categories by the specified deadlines, and note policy changes from the prior year's notice.

Revised Guidance for Reasonable Accommodation Exception Payment Standards for the Housing Choice Voucher Program

This HUD notice updates guidance for PHAs on handling reasonable accommodation requests for exception payment standards (RA EPS) in the Housing Choice Voucher program, superseding PIH Notice 2013-18. It removes the prior requirement that a family receiving an RA EPS pay 40 percent of adjusted income toward gross rent at initial approval, and clarifies review, calculation, submission, and denial processes, including when HUD approval is required and when subsequent requests for a higher RA EPS should be submitted. This matters because it affects how PHAs evaluate disability-related housing needs and ensure equal access to the HCV program.

Rental Assistance Demonstration – Supplemental Notice 4C

This HUD Notice (PIH 2025-03/H 2025-01) amends the RAD Notice Rev-4 to implement changes required by the FY2024 Appropriations Act, including extending the RAD conversion application deadline to September 30, 2029, allowing RAD/Section 18 blends, extending resident services programs, strengthening financial reporting and rent adjustment waiver processes, lengthening nonpayment-of-rent notice periods to 30 days, and clarifying lease and renewal requirements. PHA staff should use this notice to understand updated RAD conversion procedures, timelines, and resident protection requirements. The changes are effective immediately but subject to a 30-day public comment period.

Best Practice Guidance to Achieve Optimal Occupancy in Public Housing

This HUD notice provides best practice guidance to help Public Housing Agencies achieve and maintain optimal occupancy rates in their Public Housing programs. It shares strategies gathered from PHAs that met HUD's 95.5 percent MASS occupancy rate, covering waiting list management, unit turnaround protocols, accurate unit categorization, marketing, vacancy trend analysis, disaster preparedness, matching inventory to community needs, and technology use. This information helps PHA staff reduce vacancies, maximize funding, and better serve families in need of affordable housing.

Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) Sections 102 and 104: Updated Guidance to Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) on Compliance

This notice updates PHA compliance deadlines for HOTMA Sections 102 and 104 income and asset provisions, moving the deadline for certain provisions (income exclusions, definitions, de minimis errors) to July 1, 2025, due to IT system development delays. It also confirms earlier deadlines for ceasing Earned Income Disregard enrollment and transitioning to Form HUD-9886-A. HUD will not enforce compliance with other unlisted provisions until further guidance is issued.

Extension of HOTMA Compliance Date for Tribes, TDHEs, and DHHL

This notice extends the HOTMA compliance deadline for Indian Tribes, Tribally Designated Housing Entities (TDHEs), and the Department of Hawaiian Home Lands (DHHL) to January 1, 2026. Tribes and TDHEs that use the 24 CFR part 5 definition of annual income for IHBG, and DHHL for NHHBG, are not required to adopt the new HOTMA income definition until that date, though they may choose to do so earlier. This gives them more time to update processes, procedures, and policies while continuing to rely on the pre-HOTMA definition of annual income in the meantime.

Updated and Consolidated Policy Guidance on Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Program Payment Standards

This notice consolidates HUD's policy guidance for PHAs on Housing Choice Voucher payment standards, including how FMRs and SAFMRs are used, the basic range, exception payment standards, and related regulatory changes made by the May 2024 HOTMA final rule. It supersedes prior guidance and helps PHA staff understand requirements for setting, increasing, decreasing, and documenting payment standards, including mandatory and opt-in SAFMR rules and PBV rent limits.

Implementation of National Standards for the Physical Inspection of Real Estate (NSPIRE) Administrative Procedures for the Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) Programs, REVISION 1

This notice extends the compliance deadline for PHAs to fully implement NSPIRE inspection standards for HCV and PBV programs (and Mod Rehab via HQS reference) to October 1, 2025. Regardless of the extension, PHAs must still comply with NSPIRE's carbon monoxide detector and smoke alarm requirements per congressional mandates. It also updates notification requirements for PHAs delaying NSPIRE implementation and explains inspectable areas, standards, variations, and processes under NSPIRE for these voucher programs.

HOTMA HCV and PBV Final Rule - Guidance on Effective and Compliance Dates and PHA Implementation Preparation

This notice explains the effective and compliance dates for HUD's HOTMA HCV and PBV final rule, which was published May 7, 2024 and takes effect June 6, 2024. It clarifies that while most provisions must be followed starting June 6, 2024, several specific provisions have later compliance dates (90 days, 180 days, or one year after the effective date) to give PHAs time to update policies, procedures, and Administrative Plans. It also addresses HQS enforcement timing, PBV projects already underway, and impacted forms and guidebook chapters.

Housing Information Portal (HIP) Implementation

This notice describes HUD's plan to transition Public Housing Agencies from the legacy IMS/PIC system to the new Housing Information Portal (HIP), which will become the official system of record for Public Housing, HCV, and Mod Rehab programs. It lays out a timeline including a Transition Date when IMS/PIC access ends, a Transition Period with no system access, and an HIP Opening Date, along with data accuracy requirements PHAs must complete beforehand. It also details how HOTMA-related changes to the HUD-50058 form will be implemented through HIP starting no later than January 1, 2025.

Calculating Annual Income for the Purposes of Eligibility under NAHASDA

This HUD notice updates guidance for Indian Housing Block Grant (IHBG) grantees on how to calculate annual income to determine eligibility under NAHASDA, offering three definitions: Section 8, Census, or IRS-based methods. It incorporates HOTMA's revised Section 8 income definition (24 CFR 5.609), effective January 1, 2024, and gives tribes and TDHEs until January 1, 2025 to adopt and comply with the new Section 8 definition if they choose that method. The notice also replaces prior guidance and updates the list of federally mandated income exclusions.