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Gaps in military housing improvements lead to frustration, confusion

Her organization recommends a third-party, independent entity providing oversight, “so that the residents feel safe and that they can trust the person or group that’s helping them, and so DoD and the housing company have complete separation as well,” [Kate Needham-Cano] said.

Passionate for Change as a Non-Profit with Armed Forces Housing Advocates

Have you advocated for something you are passionate about? Our guests, Kate Needham, Founder & Executive Director & Sarah Lenox, Chief Strategy Officer of Armed Forces Housing Advocates join us to talk about the non-profit world, challenges, and accomplishments they face while helping their mission "Readiness Starts with a Safe Home".

Warren, Colleagues Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Ensure Oversight and Accountability on Safe Housing Conditions for Service Members and Military Families

DoD is Falling Behind on Providing Safe Housing to Service Members and Conducting Proper Oversight. Military Housing Readiness Council Act Would Create Council in DoD Serving as Focal Point for Safe Military Housing

UH Task Force Detects Fuel In Navy Water After It Was Deemed Safe

The Navy and Hawaii’s Department of Health stood by their findings that the water is now safe after last year’s contamination crisis.

Top military housing executives responsible for massive fraud scheme walk away unscathed

The company, Balfour Beatty Communities LLC, falsified its performance data and destroyed resident comment cards so it could pocket performance incentive fees from the Army, Air Force and Navy, according to the Department of Justice

Why a company guilty of ‘pervasive fraud’ remains one of the Pentagon’s biggest landlords

Despite mismanaging homes across the military and getting paid millions of dollars while doing it, Balfour Beatty will keep its post for the foreseeable future. In fact, most contracts between the company and military bases will last another 40 or 50 years or sometimes longer

Military housing company admits to fraud at Fort Stewart

The US Attorney’s Office of the Southern District and the Justice Department says Balfour Beatty engaged in a scheme to alter maintenance records so it looked like the company was meeting goals required for its financial incentive bonuses from its properties on 55 different Army, Navy, and Air Force bases around the United States.

Military housing advocates call on Congress to review shortfalls in troops’ right to withhold rent, resolve disputes over repairs

“The spirit of the tenant bill of rights was enacted to assist military families fighting for adequate housing, but instead created excessive red tape,” said Sarah Lynne Kline, co-founder and community outreach director for the nonprofit Armed Forces Housing Advocates.

Military housing advocacy group sees miles of work ahead after Balfour Beatty plea

One of the largest military housing providers pleaded guilty to defrauding the military and agreed to pay tens of millions of dollars in restitution to military families for not performing repairs and ignoring dangerous living conditions. While many would be celebrating a slugger shot for military families, a fledgling housing advocacy group is seeing the end of the lawsuit as just the beginning.

U.S. military pressed to act on wave of child injuries in housing

Since 2017, at least 18 children have been injured from window falls in Navy and Marine Corps privatized housing...The falls have continued in spite of a 2018 law meant to prevent the problem, which Congress enacted in response to earlier accidents.

Reps. Sherrill, Bice Introduce Bipartisan Legislation to Help Servicemembers and Veterans Acquire Rental Housing

“For decades, housing has been one of the largest challenges for veterans transitioning from military service to civilian life, particularly in competitive rental markets. Any action we can take to help ease that process and remove barriers for servicemembers and vets looking for housing helps,” said Rep. Sherrill.

DoD leaves military families waiting on tenant bill of rights

In February, the secretary of defense and uniformed services secretaries signed the tenant bill of rights, but only the first 15 rights had been implemented. The last three rights are the most needed and most important. They include resident access to maintenance history, a process for dispute resolution, and establishing residents' ability to withhold rent.

Families at Scott AFB allege discrimination in base housing, ask for an investigation

A group of families living in Scott Air Force Base housing complained earlier this month to base leadership about racist incidents and policies they say are discriminatory against people of color and LGBTQ people.

Military families drank water contaminated by fuel. They are still looking for answers

“We have worked with around 1000 families and counting,” Needham told TODAY Parents of efforts to assist displaced families, adding that their latest focus is to assist families into homes on a different area of the island where the water is not impacted.