HUD Housing Notice § 2026-05
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) Sections 102 and 104 Implementation Guidance – Amendment to Attachment I Related to Interim Reexaminations (HUD Housing Notices)
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U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOUSING AND URBAN DEVELOPMENT
WASHINGTON, DC 20410
Special Attention of: Notice PIH 2026-09
Public Housing Agencies Notice H 2026-05
Public Housing Directors
Regional Public Housing Directors Issued: April 13, 2026
Multifamily Asset Management Division
Directors Expires: This notice remains in effect until
Multifamily Contract Administrators amended, superseded, or rescinded.
Multifamily Project Owners
Multifamily Regional Center Directors This notice amends Notice H 2023-10/PIH
2023-27.
Cross References: Notices PIH 2024-38
and H 2025-07
Subject: Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act (HOTMA) Sections 102 and
104 Implementation Guidance – Amendment to Attachment I Related to Interim
Reexaminations
I. PURPOSE
This notice announces revisions to Attachment I of Notice H 2023-10/PIH 2023-27.
HUD is exercising its discretion, as authorized by HOTMA,1 to revise via notice the
standard that Public Housing Agencies (PHAs) and Multifamily Housing (MFH) Owners
will use to determine whether to conduct an interim reexamination of income and
household composition in compliance with the requirements of Sections 102 and 104 of
HOTMA.2
The prior version of Attachment I of Notice H 2023-10/PIH 2023-27, published on
February 2, 2024 (now referred to as Revision 2) is superseded.
II. APPLICABILITY
This notice applies to PHAs administering Office of Public and Indian Housing (PIH)
programs, including Housing Choice Vouchers, Project-Based Vouchers, Moderate
Rehabilitation, Moderate Rehabilitation Single Room Occupancy, Public Housing, and
the Moving to Work (MTW) Demonstration.3 It also applies to programs administered by
1
42 U.S.C. § 1437a(a)(6).
2
Housing Opportunity Through Modernization Act of 2016; Implementation of Sections 102, 103, and 104. 88 FR
9600. February 14, 2023.
3
The contents of this notice apply to PHAs participating in the MTW Demonstration except where an approved
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2
the Office of Multifamily Housing (MFH), including Section 8 Project-Based Rental
Assistance, Section 202/8, Section 202/162 Project Assistance Contract, Section 202/811
Capital Advances with Project Rental Assistance Contracts, Section 236 Interest
Reduction Payments, Section 811 Project Rental Assistance Demonstration, and Senior
Preservation Rental Assistance Contracts.
III. DESCRIPTION OF REVISIONS
Attachment I of Notice H 2023-10/PIH 2023-27 is revised to require PHAs and MFH
Owners to conduct interim reexaminations when a household adds or removes household
members, including family members, foster adults, foster children, and live-in aides,
regardless if the change in household composition results in a decrease, increase, or no
change in the family’s annual adjusted income.
PHAs and MFH Owners with a written policy to not conduct interim reexaminations for
increases in annual adjusted income during the last 3 months of a recertification period
are not required to conduct interim reexaminations due to the addition or removal of a
household member in that period; instead, they will report such change at the next annual
reexamination.
When conducting an interim reexamination, PHAs/MFH Owners must not consider any
increases in earned income outside of the exceptions specified in Revision 3.
HUD is republishing Notice H 2023-10/PIH 2023-27 with the revised Attachment I as
Revision 3 for ease of reference.
IV. FURTHER INFORMATION
Questions from PHAs concerning this notice should be directed to their local field office
or emailed to HOTMAQuestions@hud.gov.
Questions from MFH Owners concerning this notice should be directed to their local
field office or emailed to MFH_HOTMA@hud.gov.
_____________________________ ____________________________
Benjamin Hobbs Joseph M. Gormley
Assistant Secretary Performing the Delegable Duties of
for Public Indian Housing the Assistant Secretary for Housing –
Federal Housing Commissioner
MTW waiver is in place. For example, MTW PHAs that previously developed a different method of measuring
prior-year income as part of the Rent Reform Demonstration or Stepped and Tiered Rent Demonstration may
continue to use those methods after this notice takes effect.
Housing Notice § 2026-05 (also issued as PIH 2026-09) revises the rules that Public Housing Agencies and Multifamily Housing Owners must follow when deciding whether to conduct an interim reexamination of a household's income and composition. Under the updated standard, an interim reexamination is now required whenever a household adds or removes any member—including family members, foster adults, foster children, or live-in aides—regardless of whether that change increases, decreases, or has no effect on the household's annual adjusted income. A limited exception applies during the final three months of a recertification period for agencies that have a written policy against conducting interim reexaminations for income increases during that window.
Plain English — not legal advice.
Under Housing Notice § 2026-05, PHAs and Multifamily Housing Owners are expected to update their administrative policies and procedures to reflect the revised interim reexamination standard. Compliant operators generally process an interim reexamination whenever any household member is added or removed, documenting the change regardless of its income effect. Operators that maintain a written policy exempting income-increase reexaminations in the last three months of a recertification period may apply that same exemption to household-composition changes during that window, reporting the change instead at the next annual reexamination. Questions about implementation can be directed to the relevant HUD local field office or to the notice's designated email contacts.
General guidance for property managers — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult an attorney for advice on your case.
Housing Notice § 2026-05 strengthens the circumstances under which your housing provider is required to conduct an interim reexamination of your household's income and composition. If you add or remove a household member—such as a family member, foster child, foster adult, or live-in aide—your PHA or Multifamily Housing Owner is now generally required to process an interim reexamination, which could affect your rent calculation. Tenants who believe a required interim reexamination was not conducted, or that their rent was not properly adjusted, may raise this as a concern with their housing provider, contact the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, or reach out to a local tenant-rights organization for general guidance.
General guidance for tenants — not legal advice for your specific situation. Consult a tenant-rights organization or attorney for advice on your case.
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