The Residential Community Initiative (RCI) is a family housing
privatization program. RCI is a Department of the Army program
designed to enhance the quality-of-life for service members and their families
by improving the existing on-post family housing conditions, eliminating any
housing shortages and improving neighborhood "amenities" (i.e., playgrounds,
outdoor athletic courts, walking/ running trails, etc.). In this
program, our family housing was privatized.
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 (FSHFH), 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 family housing operations
on post. The operation and maintenance of our family housing has been
transferred to Lincoln Military Housing (LMH) who manages Fort Sam Houston
Family Housing (FSHFH). RCI provides oversight of LMH.
Request for
Housing
All Soldiers desiring on-post housing must complete a housing
application prior to be placed on the wait list. When a home becomes
available, LMH will contact the Soldier and make an offer. If the
Soldier accepts the home, he must sign a lease. The lease will
authorize the start of the current resident's Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH)
and start of an allotment to pay the monthly rent. The rent will
equal the BAH "with dependents" for the senior service member authorized to live
in the
Priority Housing Placement
Soldier requiring priority
housing placement may request a sample packet from Ms. Patricia Baker, RCI
Operations Manager: patricia.baker@samhouston.army.mil 210-221-0891,
fax: 210 295-9925. Soldiers may submit an advance packet for
placement in housing prior to their arrival to Fort Sam
Houston.
Upon arrival to Fort Sam Houston, Soldier will
report to Lincoln Military Housing in Bldg 367 to move name from the advance
list to the actual list and check on the status of a home.
A
Soldier may also voluntarily request priority housing based on EFMP
status. LMH will refer the Soldier to the RCI Office to complete
Housing Priority Placement Packet.