HUD Publishes Its Quarterly List of Rules Agencies Got to Skip
Published Date: 10/27/2026
Notice
Summary
HUD gave special permission to skip some rules from January to March 2026, helping certain housing programs work more smoothly. These waivers affect people and organizations involved in housing and urban development, possibly speeding up projects or saving money. HUD shares these updates every quarter to keep everyone in the loop and make sure changes are clear and official.
Analyzed Economic Effects
8 provisions identified: 8 benefits, 0 costs, 0 mixed.
Hawaii ESG RUSH expenditure extension
HUD extended the expenditure deadline for Hawaii's Rapid Unsheltered Survivor Housing (RUSH) Emergency Solutions Grants (ESG) award from the original deadline of November 23, 2025 to December 31, 2026. The extension was granted on March 17, 2026 and requires the State to comply with the December 31, 2026 expenditure deadline.
Saved 34 affordable senior housing units
HUD waived 24 CFR 891.100(d) to allow Spires Senior Village II in Oldenburg, Indiana to receive an additional Capital Advance amendment of $2,714,911, increasing its total Capital Advance award to $8,714,911. The waiver was granted on February 24, 2026 and HUD stated that without the waiver the project risked losing 34 affordable housing units for seniors.
Allowing VASH veterans to lease motel-conversion units
HUD waived Housing Quality Standards requiring an in-bathroom sink so that the Cheyenne Housing Authority can lease 40 small motel-conversion Evergreen Studios units to HUD-VASH veterans. The waiver was granted on January 21, 2026 to address a severe shortage of affordable housing and enable veterans to access these units.
Many PHAs allowed to move EHV families to HCV lists
HUD granted waivers to numerous Public Housing Authorities to allow Emergency Housing Voucher (EHV) participants to be placed onto Housing Choice Voucher (HCV) waiting lists or transitioned to HCVs without reopening or public notice of waitlists. These waivers were issued on January 26, 2026 for multiple PHAs (including Lynchburg Redevelopment and Housing Authority; Victoria Housing Authority—11 EHV families; Municipality of Juncos; Housing Authority of Clackamas County; Syracuse Housing Authority—35 families; Fairmont-Morgantown Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Maricopa County—66 families; City of Santa Rosa Housing Authority; Santa Ana Housing Authority—70 households/101 individuals; County of Maui; Springfield Housing Authority; Housing Authority of Champaign County—57 participants; Hamilton Township Housing Authority—10 families; and others) to avoid interruption of rental assistance and reduce administrative barriers that could result in homelessness when EHV funding ends.
Tennessee disaster-recovery rules aligned
HUD allowed the State of Tennessee to apply the Universal Notice (published at 90 FR 1754 on January 8, 2025) to its Community Development Block Grant—Disaster Recovery (CDBG-DR) allocations made under Public Law 117-43 and Public Law 117-180 for 2020 and 2021 disasters. This waiver was granted on February 3, 2026 and is intended to align requirements across Tennessee's CDBG-DR allocations for disasters in 2020, 2021, 2023, and 2024 to reduce administrative burden.
Temporary partial flood-elevation waiver for new homes
HUD granted a temporary, partial nationwide waiver of the Single Family Minimum Property Standards that require the lowest floor of new homes in the 1-percent-annual-chance (100-year) floodplain to be at least two feet above Base Flood Elevation. The waiver was issued on February 20, 2026 to help maintain FHA new-construction financing options intended to expand housing supply and deliver emergency housing price relief.
Passaic waiver to admit more families under PBV
HUD granted multiple waivers to the Housing Authority of the City of Passaic related to Project-Based Voucher (PBV) rules (including 24 CFR 983.52(c) and related provisions) because low RAD PBV contract rents were preventing many eligible families on the waiting list from being admitted. The waiver, granted January 26, 2026, was sought to avoid undue concentration of poverty at the Vreeland Village and Chestnut Gardens projects.
Tenant allowed to keep unit despite official ownership
HUD waived conflict-of-interest prohibitions at 24 CFR 982.161(a)(1) and related HUD-52641 provisions for Ripley County Public Housing Agency so that a tenant previously residing in a unit owned by an elected official may remain in that unit and begin receiving Housing Choice Voucher assistance. This waiver was granted on January 14, 2026 as prospective relief to avoid hardship to the tenant.
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