Housing Flashcards
Housing Board full name and acronym.
Interagency Housing Board IAHB
What is a housing petition?
Employees may petition the IAHB for alternative residence prior to occupying their assigned quarters.
What is SRPM?
Single Real Property Manager
What is a housing appeal?
After an employee has moved into quarters, a Housing Appeal is a formal request for a change of quarters, which maintains that the occupant’s assigned quarters are unsuitable.
For space standards, what Locality is Kuwait?
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Where is Housing Abroad located in the FAM?
15 FAM 200
15 = iDeaL
200 = NoSeS
NEC housing block covered in perfect, huge noses.
Recommended max number of Housing Board members:
10
The IAHB should include which two ex officio (non-voting) members:
RSO and POSHO
Who may represent State on the IAHB?
An officer other than the management counselor/officer, the general services officer(s), and any employee under their direct supervision.
What is the role of the SRPM on the IAHB?
Serves on the board as an ex officio member, and provides guidance on interpretation and application of policies and regulations, and makes recommendations to the post IAHB.
How often should the IAHB chair rotate, and who should it be?
Every 12 months among senior members of the agencies represented on the board.
What two people must not be on the IAHB because they adjudicate appeals to IAHB decisions?
COM and DCM
Post must submit its annual housing market survey by what date each year?
December 31
The Department defines a reasonable commute as ________ one way.
45 minutes
Regarding damaged or lost property, do not issue outbound PCS tickets until either a. ______, b.______, or c. _____
a. Occupant has paid in full
b. Occupant and their parent agency have acknowledged them in full
c. The occupant has appealed
Damaged or lost property appeal chain:
Property Management Officer (PMO) -> Property Survey Board -> COM -> Agency PMO (final)
COM appeal -> Agency PMO (final)
Fire Alarm System: Apartments in buildings with ___ or more levels, or _____ or more units must have a _____________________________.
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11
functional full fire alarm system.
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High Rise Property:
(1) One exit stair with no fire alarm system and/or no fire sprinkler protection: ______________________
(2) One enclosed interior exit stair or one exterior exit stair with a functional full automatic fire alarm system and no fire sprinkler protection: __________________
(3) One enclosed interior exit stair or one exterior exit stair with a fully operational automatic fire alarm system and a fully operational fire sprinkler system, and more than two apartments/functional spaces per floor: ___________________
(4) Two enclosed interior exit stairs; or two exterior exit stairs; or one enclosed interior exit stair and one exterior exit stair; with a functional full automatic fire alarm system and no fire sprinkler protection: ___________________________________
(5) One enclosed interior exit stair or one exterior exit stair with a fully operational automatic fire alarm system, and a fully operational fire sprinkler system, and only two apartments/functional spaces per floor: ______________________________
(6) Two enclosed interior exit stairs; or two exterior exit stairs; or one enclosed interior exit stair and one exterior exit stair; with a fully operational automatic fire alarm system and a fully operational automatic fire sprinkler system: _____________________
- do not lease the apartment;
- lease the third level or below;
- only lease the fourth level or below;
- only lease the fifth level or below;
- only lease the sixth level or below;
- lease any floor.
Housing is based on _________________ and _________________ at time of arrival to post.
Position rank (not personal rank) Family size
The number of EFMs residing more than ________________________ determines the employee’s space authorization.
more than 50% of the year at post
The number of EFMs residing permanently ( ____________________) at post determines an employee’s housing size authorization.
More than 50% of the year.
For EFMs on orders who reside at post less than 50% of the year, add _______ for 1-2 EFMs and _______ for 3-4. Add ________ for every two additional EFMs.
175 sf
350 sf
175 sf
Eligible dependent children will only be considered for housing space allowance if they are under _____________________________.
under 21 at the time of the family’s arrival at post.
Agencies must provide the general services office ____ days’ notice of an employee’s arrival at post, and the IAHB should make a housing assignment at least _____ days prior to that arrival date.
120
60
_____________________________should be used to support post housing selections
independent market surveys
BOE =
Building Operating Expense
BOE includes:
expenses incident to occupying a property including utilities, condo fees, service contracts, grounds care, etc.
OL =
GO =
CL =
OL = Operating lease GO = Gov Owned CL = Capital Lease
For residential properties for new positions, all security upgrade costs are the responsibility of _________________________. For replacement leases, security upgrade costs are funded by_____________.
the sponsoring agency.
DS
Typically, who has responsibility for painting the exterior of leased residences?
Exterior painting is typically a landlord responsibility. If the landlord refuses to perform the work, the work is contracted out and the cost is deducted from the lease and used to offset the contracted labor and supplies used.
- Who is responsible for all costs associated with a property until it is assigned to a new tenant? 2. If the period of vacancy exceeds 90 days with no tenant being assigned and post wishes to retain the property, whose authorization is required (see 15 FAM 313.5)?
- If lease is approved for retention per 2 above, who is responsible for funding all costs associated with the property during the period after 90 days and until the property is assigned?
- Who pays the property costs as soon as the property is assigned?
- The outgoing tenant agency
- OBO
- ICASS
- The costs are shifted to the incoming agency, even if the occupant has not yet arrived at post.
