Joint Base San Antonio (Lackland, Randolph, Sam Houston)  Housing

Housing Referral Office

The Housing Referral Office is your contact for any problems you encounter, including discrimination complaints, tenant-landlord disputes or any questions or problems about off-post housing. The HRO will provide you with a list of rentals with corresponding locator maps and give you information regarding the communities in which the rentals are located. All renters should carry renters’ insurance against fire, theft and other damages. The property owner's insurance will cover the building but not the renters' personal property.

Air Force Housing

Visit the Air Force housing website to find your new home with the Air Force. This website serves as a one-stop shop for airmen and their families to obtain information about the housing options and support services available to them at Air Force bases worldwide.

Utility Deposits

The Utility Deposit Waiver Program is available for soldiers moving off post. Requests must be submitted through the housing office by presenting required documents. City Public Service and the San Antonio Water System are the only companies that will accept the deposit waiver. Soldiers can visit the HRO to request utility deposit waivers.

Priority Placement

A service member who requires priority housing placement may request a sample packet from the Residential Community Initiative operations manager. Service members may submit an advance packet for placement in housing prior to their arrival to Fort Sam Houston.

Cost of Living

If you are looking for off-post housing, the news is good. The cost of living in San Antonio is the lowest among large U.S. cities, according to the Greater San Antonio of Chamber of Commerce. The local cost of living is presently 5.5% below the national average. The cost of housing rentals, however, is high.

Visit InMyArea.com to search for utility providers based on your zip code. This website serves as a one-stop shop where you can explore your options, compare prices and purchase services.

Fort Sam Houston:

Fort Sam Houston housing is privatized and managed by Lincoln Military Housing. Dispersed throughout eight housing areas, there are 925 two- to five-bedroom homes for all military ranks. Call 210-270-7638 or visit the Family Housing website for housing layouts and square footage.

NOTE: Visit the Air Force Housing website to find your new home with the Air Force. This website serves as a one-stop shop for airmen and their families to obtain information about the housing options and support services available to them at Air Force bases worldwide.

The Residential Community Initiative is a family housing privatization program. RCI is a Department of Defense program designed to enhance the quality of life for service members and their families by improving the existing installation family housing conditions, eliminating any housing shortages and improving neighborhood amenities (i.e., playgrounds, outdoor athletic courts, walking and running trails, etc.).

The privatization of Fort Sam Houston housing took effect on March 1, 2005. The partnership, between the Department of the Army and Lincoln Military Housing, is called Fort Sam Houston Family Housing, LP, which owns and operates military housing on post. The FSHFH partnership will construct, improve and maintain Fort Sam Houston Family Housing for the next 50 years, and assume responsibility and control over every aspect of the family housing operation on post. The operation and maintenance of family housing is managed by Lincoln Military Housing, which manages Fort Sam Houston Family Housing; RCI provides oversight of LMH.

All soldiers desiring on-post housing must complete a housing application prior to being placed on the waiting list. When a home becomes available, LMH will contact the soldier and make an offer. If the housing is accepted, a lease must be signed. The lease will authorize the start of basic allowance for housing and start an allotment to be paid as monthly rent. The rent will equal the BAH at the "with dependents" rates for the senior service member authorized to live in the home.

Lackland Air Force Base:

Lackland Air Force Base housing has a waiting list, is privatized and is managed by Balfour Beatty. Make sure you go to your losing base housing office to have your name added to the waiting list. You can find both the government and privatized housing numbers in the contact list. The website for privatized Lackland housing shows houses and their floor plans. The wait list depends on rank, number of dependents and type of housing. In the surrounding community, there are numerous apartments and single dwellings to rent as well as to buy. Visit the Lackland Air Force Base Homes Facebook page, too.

Single military personnel without children in pay grades E1-E3 must live in a dormitory on base. There is no housing on base for E5 and above or for single officers. There are 12 permanent party dormitories on Lackland, Lackland Training Annex and the Kelly Annex.

It is mandatory for all personnel storing privately owned firearms in their residence in family housing on base to register their firearms with 802d SFS Pass and Registration. This must be done within three duty days for newly assigned personnel residing in base housing.

Randolph Air Force Base:

Randolph Air Force Base’s (or Joint Base San Antonio-Randolph) military family housing is privatized. Hunt owns the family housing and is responsible for maintaining, repairing, constructing and managing the community. For more information, view the Randolph Family Housing website or call 210-659-9061.

The Housing Management Office is the first building on the left as you enter JBSA-Randolph via the main gate at Building 144. Counselors offer referral services to on-base privatized housing and assist with locating housing accommodations in the local community. For comprehensive information about the privatized and community housing at JBSA-RND, call 210-652-1840 or visit the Air Force Housing website.

Lackland AFB and Randolph AFB:

Visit the Air Force Housing website to find your new home with the Air Force. This website serves as a one-stop shop for Airmen and their families to obtain information about the housing options and support services available to them at Air Force bases worldwide.