Housing

JBLM Housing Services Office (HSO) - The HSO supports service members and their families with off-base housing options.

What HSO does for service members:

• Educate personnel on their rights under the Service Members Civil Relief Act (SCRA).
• Provide referral resources and maps for local area.
• Answer specific questions regarding lease terms.
• Provide home buying workshops.
• Mediate tenant/landlord disputes.
• Counsel personnel authorized to draw Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH) prior to entering into a lease, rental or purchase agreement.
• Provide information on temporary accommodations.

Service members interested in receiving a JBLM housing welcome packet prior to their arrival may email their request to: usarmy.jblm.id-readiness.list.dpw-rcd-hso@army.mil.

At JBLM, the HSO offers the Rental Partnership Program (RPP) to help service members and their families find affordable, off-base housing. The intent is to help ease the financial stress of PCS moves and other major transitions by encouraging landlords to provide a 5 percent or more discount on monthly rent, waive security/rent deposits and waive fees for credit checks. Contact the HSO at 253-967-3581 for more information about this program, or visit the JBLM RPP webpage.

At Joint Base Lewis-McChord, Liberty Military Housing provides more than 5,200 new and meticulously renovated homes in 22 different communities on base. Home type pictures and floor plans can be viewed online.

Housing on JBLM is reserved for active-duty service members, and there are wait times for homes in all communities. Active-duty service members or the spouse of an active-duty service member wanting to apply for on-base housing may do so on the Liberty Military Housing website.

Service members will be required to choose one of the housing communities at the time of application. Service members are placed on the waiting list for on-base housing based on their rank, bedroom requirements and communities chosen. Service members are responsible for keeping the Liberty Military Housing Leasing Office informed of changes in eligibility status, unit, duty and home phone numbers.

For more information, please contact a leasing specialist at 360-858-6097.

Army Personnel

The Unaccompanied Personnel Housing/Army Barracks Management Program manages permanent party barracks for single and unaccompanied soldiers in specified grades.

• Unaccompanied soldiers at the ranks of E5 and below are required to reside in the barracks and in-process with their unit S1 and Barracks Manager.

For JBLM barracks information, please send inquiries to: usarmy.jblm.id-readiness.list.dpw-hd-uh-br-area-mans-and-cnas@army.mil

Air Force Personnel

The Consolidated Dormitory Office manages permanent party dormitories for single and geographically separated (mil to mil) airmen.

• Unaccompanied Airmen (E4 and below with less than three years time in service, both single and geographically separated mil to mil), are required to in-process at the Consolidated Dormitory Office located on McChord Field at 566 Outer Dr.

For McChord Field Dormitory information. please call 253-982-2824.

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