How can I get the government to move us to new military housing???

Question

We live in really bad housing now, lead paint, walls cracking, the attahed unit is condemned and will no longer be used....How the heck can I get the military to move us to a better house?????? Who has worked the system?

we have three kids. my husband is an SNCO, so we arent worried about him getting yelled at or anything.

i tried the housing offce, they said they will paint over the cracked paint and we have to deal with the vacant house situation. WTF??? I HATE THE MILITARY SOMETIMES

our housing inspector confirmed it is condemned, although he called in "inactive due to the cost of repair"

FYI, we live in Hawaii. a decent house in a good neighborhoods rent here is over 3k per month, our BAH is 2700.

Answer 1

Join the crowd.. my husband is a SNCO and we live on post, on the second floor and the maintenance men have just deemed our back patio unsafe and a hazard and told us to stay off it. 2 years ago our furnance leaked gas and housing refused to fix it until We called the fire dept. and then they repaired it, i had blacl mold growing in my kitchen, i had to take pictures and samples in to my dr, they called walter reeed, walter reed called housing and housing finally fiXd it...I hate housing since it went private. I liked it better when it was ran by the Army. And moving off post isnt an option here because there is a mjor housing shortage. We went to the chain of command however since the army no longer runs housing their hands were basically tied, they gave their opinion and suggestions to housing, but that was all they could do.

I have documented medical, i have asthma and severe allergies, and it didnt help. in fact my dr said im not allowed to have carpet in my house, but housing wants to charge me 2700 dollars to remove the old carpet from my house.

Answer 2

I'm currently living on McChord AFB, WA... Alot of the houses here are just as you described... I just moved on base in May of this year, and the housing office gave us this thick pamphlet about the lead paint in some of the houses... Apparently there is nothing to worry about, even with children... I disagree but they say the only way the kids would be affected is if they were eating the paint or in hailing large amounts of the dust that comes from cracked and broken paint chips... If you've lived in your current residence for at least a year they should be able to place you on the housing list... although you probably wont be guaranteed a better house.... But like others said before just go through the chain and see what happens... Good Luck...

Answer 3

The only people I know who managed to get moved to a new house for things like lead paint and black mold had people in their family who had documented medical problems that got worse when they were in the house. It took months of tests with their doctors and letters back and forth to "prove" that the asthma (among other things) was "caused" by the house.

And even then, neither the military nor the PPV company paid for the move. The families moved on their own money.

Answer 4

Sounds like the housing at Camp Lejeune. I refuse to get base housing, you can collect BAH and find a house/appartment that you like better and probably pay less than what you collect for BAH. Between my husband and I we get about $1500 for BAH, live out in town(not on base housing where there are dumb rules and dumb people) and rent is 650 in a quiet suburb. It's worth checking that out because the base housing most likely wont do anything for you.

Answer 5

As with anything military, use the chain of command. There's always someone higher in rank. Start with your housing office and go from there. Your husband can always go through his command also. They can usually get to the connections better than you can. You should also have a key volunteer network on your base. They can usually offer good advice. Good Luck!

I would have your husband go through company command, they would be your best bet. Let your husband do most of the communicating, unfortunately, wives opinions aren't taken but with a grain of salt sometimes.

Answer 6

Have you gone to housing to complain?

There is lead pain under the 50 - 100 coats they've painted since then most likely...

We lived in the houses built in the 40's at Bragg...

They wouldn't move anyone to new housing until they were getting ready to tear them down (after we left).

How are you sure the attached one is condemned?

Answer 7

you could try and get your Command involved, but frankly, your chances are slim. you will not be a priority, and anyone else higher on the list than you will get first crack at any refurbished or newer available housing.

if the housing is PPV, what will happen is when your unit is scheduled for demolition, they will move you on their dime to a newly available unit. They will NOT move you sooner, or if they will, they will NOT move you again, so you run the risk of being moved to another unit scheduled to be refurbished or demolished, and you would be on your own.

If the housing is not PPV, doubt that you will get anywhere, as all units are most likely in similar condition.

Answer 8

China is a pacific country, in its whole history it only invaded a few times another country. The world will be less frightened with China as a leader then it is now with the US. Hopefully China will get stronger and rescue the world of the USA.

Answer 9

Just put your name back on the housing list. Tell them you were unaware of the dilapidated condition of the house before you accepted. Most places will allow you to put your name back on the housing list; you just have to wait until your name comes back up again and that can take awhile sometimes.

Answer 10

I haven't but I would go to your husbands company commander and ask him. He should be able to tell you and chances are if he feels for you and has the rank (colonel or so) he could help the process move a little faster. Best of luck.