Senators to DOD: Handle ‘dangerous actors’ amongst navy landlords
After studying that one-third of the personal landlords on U.S. navy bases have failed to ensure servicemembers an entire “tenant invoice of rights” required by legislation, 5 senators have requested the Pentagon to power the businesses to take action.
In a six-page letter despatched Monday to Protection Secretary Lloyd J. Austin III and obtained by CQ Roll Name, the senators urged him to alter or kill contracts with these firms if needed.
“The overwhelming majority of the navy housing suppliers have voluntarily agreed to uphold these rights, and it’s time to tackle the remaining dangerous actors,” the senators stated. If the businesses “proceed to refuse to offer these rights,” they added, “we urge DoD to train its proper to terminate these agreements.”
The signatories have been Democrats Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts, Jeanne Shaheen of New Hampshire, Mazie Ok. Hirono of Hawaii and Republican Thom Tillis of North Carolina — all members of the Armed Companies Committee — plus Democrat Jon Ossoff of Georgia, chairman of the Homeland Safety and Governmental Affairs Everlasting Subcommittee on Investigations, which has performed probes of the navy landlords.
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Congress has been intently centered lately on bettering the standard of housing on navy bases, particularly since information reviews began rising 4 years in the past displaying the prevalence of issues resembling leaks, mould and asbestos contamination.
