The contracted manager for Joint Base Pearl Harbor-Hickam’s housing complex is refuting a state legislator’s claim that it is using “predatory” leasing practices and leaving civilian households on base in dire financial straits.
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In a message to Gov. Josh Green and the state’s Congressional delegation earlier this week, Rep. Sonny Ganadan decried dramatic rent increases tied to a recent 12% increase in Base Housing Allowance for service members on Oahu
Ganadan called Lendlease, the California-based management company that holds the contract for the Air Force and manages more than 2,500 military housing leases at the base, a “predatory corporate landlord” and said the increases were untenable for civilian residents who do not receive a housing allowance
According to Lendlease Communities executive general manager Justin Kern, the vast majority of increases to civilian households this cycle have been for less than $500 per month
Kern said civilian residents also benefit from free utilities and property insurance and some receive rental discounts
In a message to Gov. Josh Green and the state’s Congressional delegation earlier this week, Rep. Sonny Ganadan decried dramatic rent increases tied to a recent 12% increase in Base Housing Allowance for service members on Oahu. Ganadan called Lendlease, the California-based management company that holds the contract for the Air Force and manages more than 2,500 military housing leases at the base, a “predatory corporate landlord” and said the increases were untenable for civilian residents who do not receive a housing allowance.
