During the lease term the owner may terminate only on stated grounds, by written notice, and only through court action

hcv.termination.owner_grounds_and_notice · v1.0.0

During the term of the lease the owner may not terminate the tenancy except for serious or repeated lease violation, violation of federal, state or local law imposing obligations on the tenant in connection with occupancy, or other good cause. The owner must give the tenant written notice specifying the grounds at or before commencement of the eviction action and must give the PHA a copy of any eviction notice. The owner may only evict by instituting a court action. During the initial lease term the owner may not terminate for other good cause unless the ground is something the family did or failed to do. The PHA's failure to pay the housing assistance payment is not a lease violation and is not a ground for terminating the tenancy.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2016-12-16

Consequence model

contract remedy

Last reviewed

2026-08-22