News | The New HOME Rule on Temporary Hold Until April

Read the Notice HERE.

Summary: HUD has issued a notice announcing that HUD is delaying the effective date for the HOME Final Rule until April 20, 2025.

Background of the HOME Final Rule. On January 6, 2025, HUD published the HOME Final Rule in the Federal Register. This Rule revised the HOME program in many ways. HUD did this to update, simplify, or streamline requirements, better align the program with other Federal housing programs, and implement recent HOME statute amendments. The HOME Final Rule also includes minor revisions to the regulations for the CDBG and Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Programs to reconcile with changes to the HOME program. The HOME Final Rule originally carried an effective date of February 5, 2025.
Presidential Memo. On January 20, 2025, the President issued a MEMO “Regulatory Freeze Pending Review.” Among other things, the memorandum asks agencies to consider postponing for 60 days from the date of the memorandum the effective date of rules published in the Federal Register that have not yet taken effect. This postponement allows agencies to review any questions of fact, law, and policy that the rules may raise. Possible outcomes of the review are described in the MEMO. This is a common request of incoming Presidents and is not unique to this administration. 

In response to the memo, HUD is delaying the effective date of the HOME Final Rule by 90 days from January 20, 2025. With this delay, the effective date for the HOME Final Rule is now April 20, 2025. This delay will provide HUD time to review the HOME Final Rule for any questions of fact, law, and policy that the HOME Final Rule may raise, as directed by the memorandum.

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