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IND-42 / Property, construction and housing

Convey or lease land and facilities for military housing privatization

Transfer or lease existing property to eligible entities and use proceeds for statutory housing-improvement activities.

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Authority / instrument · IND-42

Housing property partnerships

Property, construction and housing

Statute & instrument
Authority holder

Secretary concerned

What this does not authorize / hard limit

Cannot use for installations approved for closure

Recorded executor

Service housing privatization and real-estate teams; USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC as assigned

Continue to actor →

Recorded executing role; this record-specific route is not an additional institutional office.

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedProceeds/funds only for housing subchapter purposes; not unrestricted receipts. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProcess sourcedHousing property conveyance and ground leasing are documented MHPI operating tools, with 2025 guidance preserving eligibility, consideration and military rental preference. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Public evidence describes the institution and instrument; it is not approval of an individual transaction.

At a glance

Possible toolIND-42 · Property & leases

Authority holder: Secretary concerned

Property & leases

Mechanism tags describe the source text; they do not expand the authority.

Availability and verification

Conditional legal pathway; current funding, required determinations, and actual delegation not certified.

Program process and intake

Checked 2026-10-04 · program documented. Program evidence is separate from legal authority, available funds and transaction approval.

Housing property conveyance and ground leasing are documented MHPI operating tools, with 2025 guidance preserving eligibility, consideration and military rental preference.

MHPI property conveyance/ground lease

Who this route serves
Selected housing project entities, not arbitrary land bidders
Administering office / routing lead
Military department housing-privatization and real-estate officials; OSD oversight
Direct implementation

The manual expressly links conveyances of supporting facilities to § 2878(a).

What this evidence label means
Operating structure documented

GAO describes typical 50-year land leases and conveyance of existing housing to developers for the lease duration.

Status reference date: 2026-10-04 · research checked 2026-10-04

GAO23-105377: Military Housing oversight · Background, printed p.5, land leases and conveyance of existing housingofficial oversight report · Evidence record

Program eligibility

Steps and preparation

  • Negotiate project-specific property instruments and approved consideration within the housing program.

    DoDM4165.63 DoD Housing Management, Change3 · Enclosure 3, printed p. 33, paragraphs (d) Leases and Conveyances and (e) Differential Lease Paymentsofficial implementing manual · published 2025-04-01 · Evidence record
Funding, limits and authority relationship

Funding and financial terms

  • property contribution/lease consideration · Published process; checked 2026-10-04

    Property contributes to the project structure; MHPI fund and receipt restrictions continue to apply.

    10 U.S.C. § 2878 · 2024 edition (GovInfo) · 10 U.S.C. § 2878statute · Evidence record

Exclusions and limits

Authority relationship source

DoDM4165.63 DoD Housing Management, Change3 · Enclosure3 p.33(h)official implementing manual · published 2025-04-01 · Evidence record

Read current housing-management conveyance rules →

program guidance: MHPI-specific real-estate terms; distinct from general § 2667 EUL.

Source access and verification notes
Research scope and sources checked

Compared2025 housing manual with GAO’s documented portfolio structure; excluded ordinary EUL announcements as proof of MHPI leasing.

What remains unverified

  • No currently offered § 2878 parcel, transaction-specific ground lease or new extension notice reviewed; current portfolio descriptions are not competitive intake.

A dated source check is not continuing monitoring. Recheck the linked official notice before preparing a submission. Browse program research →

Requirements and limits

Eligibility & prerequisites

  • Military preference agreement; protective terms
  • Competition conditions for reconveyance/lease
  • Ground-lease extension notices and portfolio information

Limits & exclusions

  • Cannot use for installations approved for closure
  • Tenant protections and program oversight continue
  • Exemption from §2667 is housing-specific

Funding conditions

  • Proceeds/funds only for housing subchapter purposes; not unrestricted receipts.

Read the funding and execution guide

Who contributes what

Need & planning

  • Service housing portfolio office / installation housing staff
  • ASD(EI&E) housing policy

Resources

  • Family Housing Improvement Fund or Military Unaccompanied Housing Improvement Fund / applicable housing accounts

Approval

  • Secretary concerned; congressionally required notifications and budget authority

Execution

  • Service housing privatization and real-estate teams
  • USACE / NAVFAC / AFCEC as assigned

Partners & review

  • Eligible housing developer / private lenders
  • Residents and installation housing office

Office links are editorial matches to the original role text, not verified delegations. Composite labels and unmatched actors are preserved.

Coordination pathway

Requirement sponsor → named planning office → resource owner and counsel → statutory approving official → authorized executing/contracting office.

Actor and execution-role sources

Legal basis

What this research establishes

Legal basisSources linkedLegal sources and instrument limits are recorded.
RequirementsGates recordedRead the requirements for this instrument; applicability depends on the proposed action.
Public fundingRules recordedProceeds/funds only for housing subchapter purposes; not unrestricted receipts. Office budget figures are separate institutional context, not an allocation to this instrument.
Assigned rolesRoles recordedPublic sources describe institutional authority. The instrument identifies approval and execution roles; a specific signature remains transaction-dependent.
EngagementProcess sourcedHousing property conveyance and ground leasing are documented MHPI operating tools, with 2025 guidance preserving eligibility, consideration and military rental preference. Program check: 2026-10-04; see each route for intake status.

Confidence: High on statutory permission; execution roles are organizational routing, not verified individual delegations.

Currentness: 2024 official U.S. Code operative text read; relevant amendments in Pub. L. 119-60 (Dec. 18, 2025), 119-21 and 119-103 examined. Rolling OLRC source consulted where retrievable; transaction-specific later-law and delegation confirmation remains necessary.

Review scope: Original research target October 2, 2026; no record-specific last-review date supplied. Publication is not legal-currentness certification.

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