CONTRACT 5509 Memorandum of Understanding CLOSEDAgreement No. 5509
MEMORANDUM OF UNDERSTANDING (MOU)
BETWEEN
LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, CALIFORNIA
AND
THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
FOR
THE LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE HOUSING PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM
AGREEMENT NO.
This is a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between Los Angeles Air Force Base,
California (LAAFB) and the City of El Segundo about the workings of the LAAFB Housing
Partnership Program. When referred to collectively, LAAFB and the City of El Segundo are
referred to as the "Parties".
1. PURPOSE: To streamline relationships between incoming military personnel and verified
community partner landlords, resulting in greater housing and tenant options for all
participating Parties. This MOU will result in increased visibility of attainable housing options
for military members transitioning into the Los Angeles area. Once introductions are made,
landlords and prospective military tenants may work together towards flexible pricing options in
exchange for tenant stability.
Parties agreeing to this program should be prepared to waive security deposits, structure
rents according to military members Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), waive application
fees, and to honor, without limitation, the Servicemembers Civil Relief Act (SCRA), Title 50,
United States Code sections 3901 through 4043, which includes a provision for early
termination of the lease when the military member is issued movement orders for deployments,
separation, or Permanent Change of Station (PCS).
2. AUTHORITY:
a. DoDI 4165.63-M, DoD Housing Management, Enclosure 3, para. 4(a)(1).
b. AFI 36-3009, Airmen and Family Readiness Centers, para. 3.5 provides for Airman &
Family Readiness Center's responsibility to provide relocation assistance.
c. AFI 32-6001, Family Housing Management, para. 7.1he Housing Flight must provide
eligible personnel with professional and personalized service to assist them in locating suitable,
nondiscriminatory community housing, recognizing that adequate housing is required within a
commuting distance of either 60 minutes or 20 miles of the installation.
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3. GENERAL:
a. The rise in the housing costs in the Greater Los Angeles area over recent years has made it
difficult for military members and their families to find attainable housing and rental options
that meet their needs. This includes finding housing that is within the military member's allotted
Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH), as well as having to pay high security deposits to
apartment and housing leasing managers. This MOU establishes the LAAFB Housing
Partnership Program that offers military members transitioning to LAAFB a list of participating
apartment/housing leasing managers who provide financial relief for housing costs and fees to
military members.
b. This MOU delineates the understanding of the Parties concerning the roles and
responsibilities of the LAAFB Housing Management Office (HMO) and the apartment/housing
leasing managers participating in the LAAFB Housing Partnership Program.
c. This MOU becomes effective beginning on the day after the last Party signs and may be
terminated in writing at will be either Party.
d. It is expressly understood and agreed that this MOU embodies the entire understanding
between the Parties regarding the MOU's subject matter.
4. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS, LAAFB HMO:
a. HMO collaborates with City of El Segundo to establish a mailing list of potential
participating apartment and housing leasing agencies.
b. HMO provides a confirmation email to participating apartment/housing leasing managers
containing the HMO's contact information (email and phone) and a list confirming the
concessions that the apartment/leasing manager will offer to military members.
c. HMO posts lists of apartment/housing leasing managers that are participating in the
LAAFB Housing Partnership Program (including name, location, email, phone), and the
respective concessions offered, at both HMO locations (i.e., Fort MacArthur, Building 31, and
LAAFB, Building 272, 3rd Floor).
d. HMO contacts participating apartment/housing leasing managers, that have been provided
by the City of El Segundo, at least annually to confirm continued participation in the program.
e. HMO will brief/provide metrics as requested, such as the number of participating
apartment/housing leasing agencies in the program and the number of Active Duty personnel
who have used/are using the program, at each Community Partnership Meeting.
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5. CONCEPT OF OPERATIONS, CITY OF EL SEGUNDO:
a. City of El Segundo notifies HMO of landlords willing to participate in the LAAFB
Housing Partnership Program within their geographic boundary.
b. City of El Segundo educates participating landlords prepared to offer stated terms to
incoming LAAFB military personnel.
c. City of El Segundo updates its own participating landlord list at least annually.
FOR LOS ANGELES AIR FORCE BASE, FOR THE CITY OF EL SEGUNDO
CALIFORNIA
61 st AIR BASE GROUP
CHARLES P. ROBERTS Colonel USAF
Commander, 61 st Air Base Group
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