Welcome to the ARNORTH & Fort Sam Houston Staff Judge Advocate, Administrative and Civil Law Division, Real Estate Reimbursement Request webpage.

Effective 1 October 2011, the Administrative and Civil Law Division implemented a new procedure to conduct the legal review of all Real Estate Reimbursement Packets..   Employees will now file their requests directly with their activity's Approving Authority (AA).   Requests must be submitted by the Approving Authority to usarmy.jbsa.asa.mbx.rersja@mail.mil.  The change in processing has been implemented to improve efficiency, eliminate the time employees spend away from the work place, and will result in substantially reduced processing times of employee requests. 

In order to file a real estate reimbursement request, please download and review a copy of our September 2011ARNORTH FSH RER Guide. All prior guides are not current and should not be used to file your request. (*Note - you must be currently residing and commuting daily from your new permanent residence prior to filing your request.)   The request guide will provide you with detailed information on how to file your reimbursement request with your command as well as other useful information about the real estate reimbursement program.

You are also advised that the information contained in the ARNORTH &  Fort Sam Houston Real Estate Reimbursement Guide is general guidance to assist you in the process of presenting your real estate reimbursement request. This guide is in constant evolution. As new laws, regulations and opinions by  the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals are published we will update the guide.

Please ensure that all requested expenses are annotated on the itemized worksheet regardless of where it is placed on the DD Form 1705.  The itemization will assist in making sure that every expense claimed is properly reviewed to determine if it is reimbursable

For additional information or inquiries about real estate entitlements, you may contact DFAS, Permanent Travel Customer Service at 1-800-756-4571, Option 3, then Option 0,or review the DFAS Handbook for Civilian Permanent Travel Officials located below. If, after speaking with DFAS, you have additional questions, you must complete, sign and email the FSH Request for Information Form (below) to usarmy.jbsa.asa.mbx.rersja@mail.mil. Questions submitted without this form will not be reviewed.