Extension of Comment Period and Correction of Fair Market Rents (FMRs) Notice

Strategic Insights -

The Office of the Assistant Secretary for Policy Development and Research, U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), has published a notice extending the public comment period for the FY 2026 FMRs and correcting errors in the original notice. The notice, published in the Federal Register on August 22, 2025, originally provided a comment due date of September 22, 2025, but has been corrected to extend the deadline to October 1, 2025. Additionally, the notice corrects the omission of the Urban Honolulu, HI Metropolitan Statistical Area (Urban Honolulu MSA) from the list of areas and counties with FMRs based on local ad hoc surveys collected prior to 2024. The corrected FMRs for the Urban Honolulu MSA are now available on HUD's Fair Market Rent Documentation System web page.

Key Takeaways:

  • The public comment period for the FY 2026 FMRs has been extended from September 22, 2025, to October 1, 2025.
  • The notice corrects the omission of the Urban Honolulu, HI MSA from the list of areas and counties with FMRs based on local ad hoc surveys collected prior to 2024.
  • The corrected FMRs for the Urban Honolulu MSA are as follows: 0-Bedroom (efficiency) FMR - $1,877, 1-Bedroom FMR - $2,016, 2-Bedroom FMR - $2,642, 3-Bedroom FMR - $3,674, 4-Bedroom FMR - $4,432.
  • The revised FMRs for the Urban Honolulu, HI MSA are available on HUD's Fair Market Rent Documentation System web page.
  • The FY 2026 FMR notices provide for a due date of October 1, 2025, even if the annual notice is published earlier than thirty days prior to that date.
  • HUD welcomes and is prepared to receive calls from individuals who are deaf or hard of hearing, as well as individuals with speech or communication disabilities.

Statistics:

  • The public comment period has been extended from September 22, 2025, to October 1, 2025.
  • The corrected FMRs for the Urban Honolulu, HI MSA are: 0-Bedroom - $1,877, 1-Bedroom - $2,016, 2-Bedroom - $2,642, 3-Bedroom - $3,674, 4-Bedroom - $4,432.

Sources:

  • 90 FR 41096 (HUD's FY26 notice)
  • 89 FR 66127
  • 88 FR 60223
  • https://www.huduser.gov/portal/datasets/fmr.html
  • https://www.fcc.gov/consumers/guides/telecommunications-relay-service-trs