HUD Reopens Comment Period and Proposes More Changes to the HOME Housing Program
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This proposal would roll back parts of HUD’s 2025 HOME rule, tighten some tenant-protection changes, and give more flexibility to scattered-site manufactured housing projects. It also seeks to delete the green-building subsidy boost that was added in the final rule but never took effect. For housing agencies, developers, and landlords that use HOME funds, the biggest practical changes are around inspections, income checks, tenant notices, lease terms, and tenant selection rules. HUD is also reopening comments, with input due June 1, 2026, so the rule is still in flux and compliance teams should track whether the final version restores older requirements or keeps some of the new flexibility.
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Key Changes
- Reverts the broad inspection rule so immediate repairs apply only to life-threatening deficiencies, not all health and safety issues.
- Adds special flexibility for scattered-site manufactured housing projects, including lighter inspection, income-review, and tenant-selection procedures.
- Removes the proposed green-building subsidy increase and rolls back several expanded tenant-protection and notice requirements from the 2025 final rule.
Obligations
What this law requires
HUD is reopening comment periods for the specified HOME program topics, and commenters must submit comments referring to the docket number and title by the stated deadline.
HUD is reopening the comment period on the proposed HOME rule changes; commenters may submit comments on the topics discussed in the supplemental notice until June 1, 2026.
Comments on the supplemental proposed rulemaking and the reopened topics must be submitted by June 1, 2026 if stakeholders want HUD to consider them before the rule is finalized.
When a HOME project inspection identifies life-threatening deficiencies, the participating jurisdiction must require immediate correction of those deficiencies.
All public comments submitted on this docket must refer to the docket number and title identified in the notice.