{"id":52750,"date":"2019-02-14T04:56:39","date_gmt":"2019-02-14T04:56:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/uncategorized\/2019\/02\/14\/black-mold-rodents-lead-paint-in-privatized-housing-no-rent-until-its-fixed-military-spouses-say\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T10:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T10:35:13","slug":"black-mold-rodents-lead-paint-in-privatized-housing-no-rent-until-its-fixed-military-spouses-say","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/marinecorpstimes\/pay-benefits\/2019\/02\/14\/black-mold-rodents-lead-paint-in-privatized-housing-no-rent-until-its-fixed-military-spouses-say\/","title":{"rendered":"Black mold, rodents, lead paint in privatized housing: No rent until it\u2019s fixed, military spouses say"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Military spouses suggested to lawmakers one immediate way, for starters, to fix problems like mold, lead paint, termites, mice and other issues in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/02\/13\/more-than-half-who-took-survey-are-dissatisfied-with-military-privatized-housing\/\" target=_blank>privatized military housing<\/a>: allow families to withhold rent payments until the issues are resolved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Spouses testified before senators Wednesday, then watched as senators grilled company officials, and DoD and service officials, about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/2015\/08\/14\/dod-ig-hundreds-of-problems-in-d-c-area-housing\/\" target=\"_blank\">problems<\/a>. All the officials admitted there have been breakdowns in the system, and assured senators they are making a commitment to address the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2018\/12\/21\/privatized-military-housing-is-plagued-with-shoddy-workmanship-raw-sewage-rotten-wood-and-chronic-leaks\/\" target=\"_blank\">systemic problems<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Robert McMahon, assistant secretary of defense for sustainment, told the senators that what he heard from the spouses \u201creinforced what we already know, that we collectively have to do significantly better.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">McMahon said that working with DoD attorneys to look at possibly withholding rent payments to the companies \u201cwould be prudent, to ensure [privatization] partners respond rapidly.\u201d The privatized housing rent payments are generally the service member\u2019s Basic Allowance for Housing, paid by allotment.<\/p>\n\n\n\t<aside class=\"smg-interstitial-link wp-block-smg-interstitial-link\">\n\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/militarytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2019\/02\/13\/more-than-half-who-took-survey-are-dissatisfied-with-military-privatized-housing\/\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__media\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"160\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/Keesler_housing.JPG.jpg?w=300\" class=\"smg-interstitial-link__image wp-post-image\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"smg-interstitial-link__content\">\n\t\t\t\t<span class=\"smg-interstitial-link__kicker\">Related<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"smg-interstitial-link__title\">More than half who took survey are dissatisfied with military privatized housing<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Families report black mold, lead paint, faulty wiring, poor water quality and a wide variety of wildlife in their homes.<\/p>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/a>\n\t<\/aside>\n\t\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John Henderson, a retired colonel who is assistant secretary of the Air Force for installations, environment and energy, said he agreed that residents should have the ability to choose whether or not to pay their rent if they feel the landlord isn\u2019t giving them a safe place to live.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThat makes the landlord responsive financially to the resident,\u201d he said. \u201cI think there should rebates for untimely repairs, for power outages\u201d and other issues, he said, adding that some privatized companies already do that.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Wednesday\u2019s hearing is the beginning of the Senate Armed Services Committee\u2019s efforts to address the problems.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cOur service members and their families deserve high-quality, affordable housing. One mistake is too many,\u201d said committee chair Sen. James Inhofe, R-Oklahoma. He noted that the privatization initiative started in the 1990s as an effort to address housing managed by the government that was in disrepair.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe need necessary reforms to ensure accountability and excellence in privatized housing,\u201d Inhofe said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The spouses testified about their difficulties in getting the companies to take their complaints seriously \u2014 even as black mold was growing out of walls, floors and ceilings, and entire families were getting sick. There was also difficulty determining who, if anyone, in the military establishment was holding the companies accountable. The families are left with no recourse.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI first became aware of the crisis-level military housing issues at Keesler Air Force Base where termites fell out of light fixtures into our beds,\u201d said Marine wife Crystal Cornwall. She said the housing office at Keesler in Mississippi told her that termites in her home are to be expected because of the region.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cAt Camp Pendleton, we lived with pervasive mold issues and unjustifiable move-out charges,\u201d she said, and were charged $700 for carpet replacement.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThe housing representative used a black light and moisture stick to find stains unseen by the naked eye. When I disputed the validity of these charges, I found no path to resolution with the housing company, Camp Pendleton, or with my husband\u2019s former command.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Martha McSally, R-Ariz., said she was \u201cinfuriated\u201d by what the spouses described.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">&#8220;This is disgusting,\u201d said the retired Air Force colonel. &#8220;Instead of being partners with our troops to make sure our way of life is kept safe and free, they left you hanging. They put you in harm\u2019s way. This is so wrong.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said the chain of command needs to be involved, be responsible \u201cand has to be able to poke fingers in the chests of these companies and say, \u2018Fix it now, or you\u2019re done.\u2019\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Elizabeth Warren, D-Mass., questioned the companies, and DoD and service officials about the contracts and incentives, and how the military makes sure the companies are meeting their obligations. It\u2019s primarily through the surveys, although the Army and Air Force have initiated investigations into some aspects of the housing issues.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThose surveys did not alert you to the mice, the mold, the lead poisoning,\u201d she said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThese contracts are bad enough as they are, virtually guaranteed profit, in return for which they\u2019re supposed to provide decent housing. The one tool you\u2019ve got is to say there\u2019s got to be some performance evaluation. To give away 95 percent of the performance based money at the same time that we\u2019re hearing from the people who live in this housing, that it\u2019s rat infested, it\u2019s dirty, that things leak&#8230; it\u2019s just not right not using the tools Congress gave to you on behalf of our service members.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., told the company officials that the testimony suggested the system is broken, and that it is evident to the families, but not to the companies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For their part, the companies said they are working on various initiatives such as setting up people and mechanisms to better interact with residents. For example, Balfour Beatty Communities has created new resident engagement specialist positions, to make sure residents\u2019 concerns are being heard, said Christopher Williams, the company\u2019s president. 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