A statement issued by House Armed Services Committee Chairman Adam Smith, Ranking Member Mac Thornberry (R-Texas), Subcommittee on Readiness Chairman John Garamendi, and Ranking Member Doug Lamborn urged the DOD to expand provisions in their recently released “Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights.”
Particularly they stated three items not outlined in the original document: the right to dispute resolution, the ability to withhold rent, and access to a home’s maintenance history. “Congress didn’t suggest these protections, we mandated them,” the lawmakers wrote.
Secretary Mark Esper signed the Military Housing Privatization Initiative Tenant Bill of Rights on Feb. 25 which seeks to ensure quality and fair treatment from privatized housing providers.
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