Military Housing, rentals, home buying, real estate, VA home loans - Army Times

Housing: Rental Partnership Program

The Rental Partnership Program, formerly the Set-Aside Program, was established to help military members get adequate rental housing at a reduced rate, but it does not mean rental housing is set aside exclusively for them. Representatives from the installation’s housing office and local landlords enter into agreements to offer service members special rental benefits above what other tenants receive. This is voluntary for both landlords and tenants.

Typical benefits might include a waiver of security and utility deposits, little to no out-of-pocket costs for rent, no credit checks or application fees, a discount on market rental rates and immediate access to housing.

The agreements guarantee referrals to the landlords, but also stipulate that neither the installation housing office nor the military services are obligated to pay delinquent rent, damages or other obligations incurred by military tenants.

The installation’s housing office tailors the rental partnership agreements to meet the specific needs of its members.

All the services operate the rental partnership program at some of their installations and continually improve it and evaluate how it can be expanded.