WASHINGTON, Feb. 3 -- Department Of Housing And Urban Development has issued a notice called: Notice of Certain Operating Cost Adjustment Factors for 2026.

The notice was published in the Federal Register on Feb. 3 by Frank Casisidy, Assistant Secretary for Housing-Federal Housing Commissioner.

Summary: This notice establishes operating cost adjustment factors (OCAFs) for project-based assistance contracts issued under Section 8 of the United States Housing Act of 1937 and renewed under the Multifamily Assisted Housing Reform and Affordability Act of 1997 (MAHRA) for eligible multifamily housing projects having an anniversary date on or after February 11, 2026. OCAFs are annual factors used to adjust Section 8 rents renewed under section ...