Navy Department Seeks Comments on Continuing Military Housing Surveys
Published Date: 4/29/2026
Notice
Summary
The Department of the Navy wants to keep collecting info about military housing help and is asking the public to share their thoughts by June 29, 2026. This helps make sure the questions are useful, clear, and not too much work for people to answer. If you’re connected to military housing or just curious, now’s the time to speak up and help improve the process!
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Analyzed Economic Effects
5 provisions identified: 4 benefits, 1 costs, 0 mixed.
HOMES.mil rental listings access
HOMES.mil is a web service where property owners voluntarily list rental homes for service members. The listings create a central inventory for service members looking for community housing and the data also supports the calculation of housing allowances.
HEAT: early housing assistance
The Housing Early Assistance Tool (HEAT) lets service members and their families submit requests for information and housing services directly to a destination installation's military housing office. The notice reports HEAT has 1,938 respondents with an average response time of 10 minutes.
DHFS feedback for privatized housing
The DoD Housing Feedback System (DHFS) allows active-duty service members and their dependents to submit feedback, comments, or concerns about experiences in privatized military housing. The notice lists DHFS with 40 annual responses and an average 10-minute response time.
Navy maintenance request service
The Navy Housing Maintenance Request Service (HMRS) lets Navy residents in unaccompanied housing submit maintenance requests online to speed repairs. The notice reports HMRS has 6,052 annual responses with an average 10-minute response time.
Paperwork burden on respondents
The collection covers several tools and reports total annual burden of 18,823 hours across 18,521 respondents and 60,485 annual responses. Individual responses average 10–20 minutes depending on the tool. Public comments on the information collection are due by June 29, 2026.
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