On May 29, 2026, the Georgia Apartment Association provided comment on the proposed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
Among other changes, this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking proposes to revise or revoke previously-proposed tenant protection provisions permitting participating jurisdictions to exceed the maximum per-unit subsidy for projects that met certain green building standards. This supplemental notice proposed rulemaking would also create additional flexibilities related to scattered site manufactured housing rental projects
GAA explained "Georgia law establishes when a property owner may seek possession, the notice required before filing certain actions, the timeline for a tenant to respond, and the defenses and counterclaims a tenant may raise in court… HUD’s proposed “good cause” language would create a separate federal overlay on top of Georgia’s existing lease-based and court-supervised process, resulting in one standard for HOME-assisted units and another for otherwise comparable rental housing.”
Read the Full Letter Here
GAA Provides Comment on Proposed HOME Investment Partnerships Program
On May 29, 2026, the Georgia Apartment Association provided comment on the proposed U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development HOME Investment Partnerships Program.
Among other changes, this supplemental notice of proposed rulemaking proposes to revise or revoke previously-proposed tenant protection provisions permitting participating jurisdictions to exceed the maximum per-unit subsidy for projects that met certain green building standards. This supplemental notice proposed rulemaking would also create additional flexibilities related to scattered site manufactured housing rental projects
GAA explained "Georgia law establishes when a property owner may seek possession, the notice required before filing certain actions, the timeline for a tenant to respond, and the defenses and counterclaims a tenant may raise in court… HUD’s proposed “good cause” language would create a separate federal overlay on top of Georgia’s existing lease-based and court-supervised process, resulting in one standard for HOME-assisted units and another for otherwise comparable rental housing.”
Read the Full Letter Here
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