The Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) has posted draft materials needed for certain federally-assisted housing providers to comply with requirements under the Housing Opportunity and Modernization Act (HOTMA).

HOTMA is a major rule change in affordable housing that impacts who is eligible for HUD-assisted housing and how much rent they pay, among other changes. After repeatedly delaying implementation, HUD has currently set the compliance date for Multifamily Housing providers at January 1, 2026.

The materials include long-awaited forms, such as the new model lease for Section 202 and Section 8 housing communities, that HUD has updated to reflect tenant certification and rent procedure changes required by HOTMA.

Posting the materials to the drafting table gives HUD’s Multifamily Housing stakeholders a chance to review the drafts; next, HUD will publish the draft forms to the Federal Register to formally request feedback within a 30-day window.

LeadingAge applauds HUD for progressing with the draft materials ahead of the looming HOTMA compliance deadline of January 1, 2026, and we will work with our members to provide robust comments on the new materials.

Review the draft documents here.