Personnel Support Department
Base Los Angeles-Long Beach Housing Branch manages both Area Housing for all of Southern California area and the Local Housing Program in the Los Angeles area. We also handle all functions related to owned and leased housing. Relocating to the Southern California Region may be intimidating; however, we are here to help make your transition a smooth one. Base Los Angeles-Long Beach Housing Branch is here to serve you and your families. Welcome aboard!
All members reporting to units or currently stationed and residing in government quarters within the PACAREA Theater are required to obtain a release from mandatory assignment to government quarters prior to receiving Basic Allowance for Housing (BAH). A release is required before members may rent, lease, or purchase community housing. Failure to obtain a release from mandatory assignment to government housing will result in the forfeiture of BAH until all government owned housing in the local commuting area exceeds 95% occupancy.
How to Submit Required Documents
Timeline for Application Submissions and Responses
The Local Housing Officer, Local Housing YN or Area Housing Officer will Reply, including control date, within five (5) working days of receiving a completed application for housing to give members time to coordinate their moves.
Our Area Housing Office covers:
In the Los Angeles area we have very limited owned housing. Please don't be discouraged; we have a great relationship with the local Air Force and Navy housing complexes. We are able to get some of our families into these local DOD housing units. We can also assist you and your family with Temporary Lodging solutions such as:
For the remainder of our members looking for rentals, we have put together a strong referral system that maximizes on all available rental resources. The links below will take you to a few commercial websites* with rental properties. Some rental agencies want to charge you for their listings, don't pay, keep looking.
*Commercial websites: "Links from this page to non-Coast Guard sites are provided as a customer service and do not represent any implicit endorsement by the U. S. Coast Guard of any commercial or private issues or products presented there."
**The Automated Housing Referral Network (www.AHRN.com) is sponsored by the Department of Defense and all Service Branches and is designed to improve the process of connecting military members and their families with available housing.