Department of Defense
INSTRUCTION
NUMBER 4165.63
July 21, 2008
Incorporating Change 1, November 20, 2017
USD(AT&L)
SUBJECT: DoD Housing
References: See Enclosure
1. PURPOSE. This Instruction:
a. Reissues DoD Directive 4165.63 (Reference (a)) as an Instruction to update policy and
assign responsibilities for the management of DoD housing in accordance with the authority in
DoD Directive 5134.01 (Reference (b)).
b. Continues authorization for the publication of DoD 4165.63-M (Reference (c)), in
accordance with DoD Instruction 5025.01 (Reference (d)), to consolidate policy guidance and
procedures for the DoD Housing Management Program.
2. APPLICABILITY. This Instruction:
a. Applies to OSD, the Military Departments, the Office of the Chairman of the Joint Chiefs
of Staff and the Joint Staff, the Combatant Commands, the Office of the Inspector General of the
Department of Defense, the Defense Agencies, the DoD Field Activities, and all other
organizational entities within the Department of Defense (hereafter referred to collectively as the
“DoD Components”).
b. Encompasses housing for eligible personnel. All housing is covered to include units that
are owned and operated by the Department of Defense as identified in DoD 7000.14-R
(Reference (e)), or units that are privatized as identified in chapter 169 of title 10, United States
Code (Reference (f)).
3. POLICY. It is DoD policy:
a. To ensure that eligible personnel and their families have access to affordable, quality
housing facilities and services consistent with grade and dependent status and generally
reflecting contemporary community living standards.
