The owner may terminate or refuse to renew only on stated grounds, with a written notice meeting the prescribed periods

mod_rehab.termination.notice_and_grounds · v1.0.0

The owner must not terminate or refuse to renew the lease except for serious or repeated violation of its terms and conditions, violation of applicable federal, state or local law, or other good cause. The owner must serve a written notice of termination stating the date the tenancy will terminate, which must be not less than five working days after receipt where termination is for failure to pay rent - or not less than 30 days where the Secretary has so determined during a presidentially declared national emergency - in accordance with state and local law where the ground is a serious or repeated lease violation or a law violation, and no earlier than 30 days after service where the ground is other good cause. The notice must state the reasons with enough specificity for the family to prepare a defense, advise the family it may present a defense in any judicial eviction proceeding, and be served by first class mail return receipt requested or by delivery to the unit. All evictions must be carried out through judicial process.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2021-11-08

Consequence model

contract remedy

Last reviewed

2026-08-29