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Council unanimously urges HUD to keep 30‑day eviction‑notification requirement for public housing
Summary
Wilmington City Council passed a unanimous resolution asking HUD to retain the 30‑day notice requirement prior to lease termination filings for nonpayment in public housing, citing the notice's role in providing tenants with cure options and administrative information; council directed staff to submit comments to HUD.
Wilmington City Council unanimously approved a resolution urging the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to keep the 30‑day notification requirement for public‑housing termination notices.
Councilmember Sienna Guida, who introduced the resolution, said the item focuses on notification content rather than the eviction timeline itself and emphasized that termination notices contain information tenants need to cure arrears and recertify income. "The 30 day notification has shown itself to be beneficial to members in our community," Guida said, adding that HUD initially established the timeline during the pandemic and made it final in 2024.
Councilmember Joyner and other members thanked community speakers (including Emily Calder) who alerted council to the proposed HUD change and noted the city attorney’s summary helped shape the draft resolution. Joyner said council would forward comments to HUD during the federal public‑comment period. The council voted to approve the resolution and will transmit the city’s concerns to HUD.
