HUD Scraps Outdated Guidance to Streamline Regulations
Published Date: 7/17/2026
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HUD’s Office of General Counsel has officially pulled back some old guidance documents starting September 25, 2025. This move helps cut red tape and makes sure rules are clear and fair for everyone involved. If you work with HUD rules, keep an eye out because this change could affect how you follow the law—no extra costs, just smoother sailing!
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HUD OGC Withdraws Multiple Guidance Docs
HUD's Office of General Counsel withdrew a set of guidance documents effective September 25, 2025. The listed documents have been removed from HUD.gov, should not be relied upon as authoritative, and any handbooks or internal training materials that reference them should be revised.
Eviction/Admission Guidance Removed
HUD withdrew the guidance titled 'Limiting PHA and Owner Discretion in Admitting and Evicting Tenants in Federally Assisted Housing' (issued March 27, 2023) effective September 25, 2025. Parties involved in federally assisted housing should not rely on that guidance and should revise any references to it in training or policy materials.
Criminal-Records Fair Housing Guidance Withdrawn
HUD withdrew 'OGC Guidance Application of Fair Housing Act Standards to Use of Criminal Records' (issued April 4, 2016) effective September 25, 2025. The guidance has been removed from active use and should not be treated as authoritative.
Special-Purpose Credit Guidance Withdrawn
HUD withdrew 'Office of General Counsel Guidance on the Fair Housing Act's Treatment of Certain Special Purpose Credit Programs...' (issued December 6, 2021) effective September 25, 2025. Entities and individuals using or designing such credit programs should no longer rely on that guidance.
Mrs. Murphy Exemption Guidance Withdrawn
HUD withdrew 'Whether the Mrs. Murphy Exemption applies to dwellings solely owned by LLCs or other business entities' (issued July 10, 2024) effective September 25, 2025. Owners and operators who had relied on that legal determination should update policies and not treat the withdrawn document as authoritative.
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