82 FR 10762 - Publication of Housing Price Inflation Adjustment Under 50 U.S.C. App. 3951

DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
Office of the Secretary

Federal Register Volume 82, Issue 30 (February 15, 2017)

The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as codified at 50 U.S.C. App. 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 law requires the Department of Defense to adjust this amount annually to reflect inflation and to publish the new amount in the Federal Register. Applying the inflation adjustment for 2016, the maximum monthly rental amount for 50 U.S.C. App. 3951 (a)(1)(A)(ii) as of January 1, 2017, will be $3,584.99.

[Federal Register Volume 82, Number 30 (Wednesday, February 15, 2017)]
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DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE

Office of the Secretary


Publication of Housing Price Inflation Adjustment Under 50 U.S.C. 
App. 3951

AGENCY: Office of the Under Secretary (Personnel and Readiness), DoD.

ACTION: Notice.

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SUMMARY: The Servicemembers Civil Relief Act, as codified at 50 U.S.C. 
App. 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 law 
requires the Department of Defense to adjust this amount annually to 
reflect inflation and to publish the new amount in the Federal 
Register. Applying the inflation adjustment for 2016, the maximum 
monthly rental amount for 50 U.S.C. App. 3951 (a)(1)(A)(ii) as of 
January 1, 2017, will be $3,584.99.

DATES: Effective Date: January 1, 2017.

FOR FURTHER INFORMATION CONTACT: Lt Col Reggie D. Yager, Office of the 
Under Secretary of Defense for Personnel and Readiness, (703) 571-9301.

    Dated: February 10, 2017.
Aaron Siegel,
Alternate OSD Federal Register Liaison Officer, Department of Defense.
[FR Doc. 2017-03033 Filed 2-14-17; 8:45 am]
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