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An owner modifies the lease only by addendum and only after prior written HUD or Contract Administrator approval

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An owner may modify the terms and conditions of the lease only in the form of a lease addendum, and must receive the prior written approval of HUD or the Contract Administrator before providing the modification to tenants. Changes to the Model Lease for Subsidized Programs may be made only for documented state or local laws, or for a management practice generally used by management entities of assisted projects. A lease change HUD itself issues -- through a Notice or a revision to this handbook -- is incorporated as an addendum and does not require Field Office or Contract Administrator approval, but the tenant must still be given notice. Where a model lease provision conflicts with state or local law, the owner must follow whichever rule is of most benefit to the tenant.

Change 4 grandfathered what was already approved: owner modifications approved before Change 4's effective date remain in effect until HUD reissues the model leases with changed language or the modification stops being applicable. HUD Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 was last amended by Change 4, issued 27 November 2013, and has not been reissued since. HUD's HOTMA implementing rule and its implementing notices (H 2023-10 and successors) govern wherever they conflict with this handbook paragraph. The chapter PDF this rule is quoted from was fetched from HUD's own archive on 2026-09-01 and hashed; see the source record.
Confidence
high
Effective from
2013-11-27
Last reviewed
2026-09-01

Evidence required

  • Executed lease agreement(conditional)

Citations

All sources verified within 1 day
  • HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4 — Chapter 6, Lease Requirements and Leasing Activities
    para. 6-12.B.2
    binding_agency_guidanceSource ↗verified 1d ago
  • HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4 — Chapter 6, Lease Requirements and Leasing Activities
    para. 6-4.D
    binding_agency_guidanceSource ↗verified 1d ago
  • HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4 — Chapter 6, Lease Requirements and Leasing Activities
    para. 6-4.E, conflict with state or local law
    binding_agency_guidanceSource ↗verified 1d ago
  • HUD Occupancy Handbook 4350.3 REV-1 CHG-4 — Chapter 6, Lease Requirements and Leasing Activities
    para. 6-12.B.1
    binding_agency_guidanceSource ↗verified 1d ago