{"id":70792,"date":"2021-03-11T03:13:31","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T03:13:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/uncategorized\/2021\/03\/11\/base-commanders-should-be-held-responsible-for-enforcing-tenants-rights-lawmaker-says\/"},"modified":"2026-08-08T13:58:04","modified_gmt":"2026-08-08T13:58:04","slug":"base-commanders-should-be-held-responsible-for-enforcing-tenants-rights-lawmaker-says","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/navytimes\/management\/pay-benefits\/2021\/03\/11\/base-commanders-should-be-held-responsible-for-enforcing-tenants-rights-lawmaker-says\/","title":{"rendered":"Base commanders should be held responsible for enforcing tenants\u2019 rights, lawmaker says"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">With most of the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2021\/02\/16\/military-families-will-get-their-remaining-tenant-rights-by-summer-dod-official-says\/\" target=_blank>tenant bill of rights<\/a> available for military housing residents, and more to come soon, some lawmakers are concerned there\u2019s no teeth to those rights, and want to hold installation commanders responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cIt seems there are some base commanders who don\u2019t understand their responsibilities,\u201d said Rep. John Garamendi, chairman of the House Armed Services Committee\u2019s readiness subcommittee, during a hearing Wednesday. He said he\u2019d heard from military family housing advocates that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2020\/02\/26\/secdef-signs-military-tenants-bill-of-rights\/\" target=_blank>the tenant bill of rights <\/a>is good, \u201cbut it lacks teeth.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to make sure that base commanders are held responsible for the well-being of all personnel on their base. I don\u2019t know of any other way to enforce the [tenant] bill of rights than to hold the base commanders responsible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cSo as we look at the coming [defense authorization bill], I\u2019ll be looking at how that might be accomplished. If the base commander wants his next assignment, he\u2019d better be sure that the base housing is not an issue in his record.\u201d<\/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\/2020\/02\/26\/secdef-signs-military-tenants-bill-of-rights\/\" 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=\"200\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original.jpg_a5b771.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\">Esper signs military tenants\u2019 bill of rights. Here\u2019s what covered and what\u2019s not.<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">Three of the rights are still in the works.<\/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\">That readiness subcommittee and the military personnel subcommittee held a joint hearing on privatized military housing Wednesday, pressing executives of three of the major privatized housing companies about their progress in implementing housing reforms that were aimed at stamping out <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2019\/10\/31\/for-some-military-families-the-discovery-of-mold-is-only-the-beginning-of-their-troubles\/\" target=_blank>mold, rodents and other health and safety issues <\/a>in military housing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But one company, Clark Realty Capital, declined the subcommittees\u2019 invitation to testify about their progress, and it did not sit well with lawmakers.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClark Realty has declined our invitation to join this hearing. I\u2019m really upset about this. I\u2019m gravely disappointed by their decision and it raises concerns about their willingness and their ability to be transparent, not only to Congress, but far more importantly, to the families that are in their homes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cClark Realty, you are clearly in the sights of this committee and we will be assessing which of our oversight tools might be brought to bear to get answers,\u201d Garamendi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI want to call out the irresponsible conduct of Clark Realty. I want to convey to them that you can run, but you can\u2019t hide,\u201d said Rep. Jackie Speier, D-Calif., chairwoman of the military personnel subcommittee. She noted that in the closed session with military family advocates, lawmakers heard serious complaints about some of the Clark properties, including continued resident dissatisfaction at Fort Belvoir \u201cdue to shoddy maintenance and improper remediation of environmental hazards.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And since the company wouldn\u2019t come to Congress, the lawmakers will take a trip to Fort Belvoir to explore residents\u2019 problems, Garamendi said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Speier said among other things, she wants to ask Clark Realty about lagging implementation of the tenant bill of rights.<\/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\/2020\/10\/22\/military-families-are-seeing-some-progress-in-their-fight-for-tenant-rights\/\" 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=\"169\" src=\"https:\/\/one.sightlinemg.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/original-1.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\">Military families are seeing some progress in their fight for tenant rights<\/h3>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p class=\"smg-interstitial-link__excerpt\">A pilot program is providing seven-year maintenance histories to housing residents at some installations.<\/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\">The tenant bill of rights was required by law in the fiscal 2020 National Defense Authorization Act, as part of comprehensive reform provisions to address pervasive issues with mold, rodents and other health, safety and environmental hazards in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.militarytimes.com\/pay-benefits\/2020\/10\/22\/military-families-are-seeing-some-progress-in-their-fight-for-tenant-rights\/\" target=_blank>privatized military housing<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The executives from Balfour Beatty Communities, LendLease Americas and Corvias Group, LLC, answered questions about their implementation of 15 of 18 of the provisions of the tenant bill of rights that have been released by the Defense Department so far, and said they were on track and in agreement with DoD with the remaining three \u2014 the dispute resolution process, the withholding of tenants\u2019 rent as a result of unresolved disputes, and the universal lease agreement. Those are on track to be in place around the start of the summer moving season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Corvias and Lendlease have been issuing the seven-year maintenance history of homes to prospective tenants; Balfour Beatty has been providing these in a pilot program in a number of locations, until the universal lease agreement is finalized.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The executives described a variety of steps they\u2019ve taken to improve their operations and their maintenance, and their communication with housing residents, even amidst COVID-19 restrictions. For example, Balfour Beatty now works with a national heating, ventilation and air conditioning, or HVAC, company to manage and maintain the HVAC systems in all their homes at all locations. That also helps local maintenance staff concentrate on other issues, said Richard Taylor, president of facility operations, renovations and contraction for Balfour Beatty. They\u2019ve also implemented a program to increase the retention of their maintenance staff members, and decrease the turnover.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Among other things, the companies have implemented online systems and apps for residents to submit and track work orders; they\u2019ve been involved in town halls with commands and residents; some have established resident advisory boards for feedback from residents.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When asked pointedly about paying for damages to a military families\u2019 household goods if the damage occurs because of the condition of the house, each of the executives said they do take care of those costs. That has been an issue with a number of families who have alleged mold infestation of their belongings, including some at Fort Hood.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Carolyn Tregarthen, managing director of Lendlease Communities, said the company is aware that some Fort Hood families are not satisfied with their experience in family housing, and that the experiences of the families \u201cis a top priority for me personally and for every member of my team.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">She said she regrets \u201cthat a small number of Fort Hood residents have chosen to resort to litigation rather than work with us directly to address their concerns.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">About a dozen families are involved in lawsuits surrounding their housing at Fort Hood, involving allegations of health issues and damaged property they contend was caused by mold contamination. 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