[Federal Register Volume 91, Number 46 (Tuesday, March 10, 2026)]
[Notices]
[Page 11527]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2026-04689]


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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Notice of Publication of Housing Price Inflation Adjustment

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and 
Readiness, Department of Defense.

ACTION: Notice of housing price inflation adjustment for calendar year 
2026.

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SUMMARY: The Department of War is publishing this notice to announce 
the 2026 Rent Threshold under the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act 
(SCRA). Applying the housing price inflation adjustment, the maximum 
monthly rental amount calculated as of January 1, 2026, is $10,542.60.

DATES: These housing price inflation adjustments are effective January 
1, 2026.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Maj. Jacqueline McDermott-Wintch, 
(703) 571-0106 (voice), [email protected] 
(email).

SUPPLEMENTARY INFORMATION: The SCRA, as codified at 50 United States 
Code (U.S.C.) 3951, prohibits a landlord from evicting a service member 
(or the service member's family) from a residence during a period of 
military service, except by court order. The law as originally passed 
by Congress applied to dwellings with monthly rents of $2,400 or less. 
The SCRA requires the Secretary of War to adjust this amount annually 
to reflect inflation and to publish the new amount in the Federal 
Register. Applying the housing price inflation adjustment for 2026, the 
maximum monthly rental amount for 50 U.S.C. 3951 (a)(1)(A)(2) as of 
January 1, 2026, is $10,542.60.

    Dated: March 6, 2026.
Stephanie J. Bost,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2026-04689 Filed 3-9-26; 8:45 am]
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