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TEMPORARY LODGING ALLOWANCE (TLA)
TLA partially reimburses service members
for occupying temporary lodgings (transient accommodations on- or
off-post, cost of meals and transportation to meals while seeking
permanent quarters on arrival). In order to draw TLA, you must
apply for government quarters within two working days of arriving in
Stuttgart. TLA can be claimed in 10 day increments and is
generally limited to 60 days for arriving service members. TLA
repayments will be credited into your direct deposit paycheck account
within one month of filing the paperwork with housing. A
briefing on TLA entitlements and how to file for TLA will be given
during inprocessing.
Temporary lodging on post is accessible on a space available basis.
When there are no rooms available, referrals are made to German hotels
off-post, however a Statement of Non-Availability (SNA) must be
obtained (see below). It is expected that your sponsor will
coordinate with you regarding your temporary housing needs well in
advance of your arrival.
Reservations for TDY/TAD and PCS personnel are taken 60 days in
advance of arrival. Those on leave status may stay on a space
available basis.
TIP: Pets are generally NOT
permitted in any on-post temporary lodging facility. If arriving
with a pet, please ask to see a list of off-post hotels. You may
also board your pet in a local facility or kennel. Your local
Community Processing Facility should have a list of these
establishments.
HOTELS OFF-POST
If on-post accommodations are full, you may be authorized to stay in
an off-post hotel. Make sure that you acquire a Statement of
Non-Availability (SNA) control number from your on-post lodging
facility. When you stay in off-post lodging with a SNA control
number, you are entitled to TLA. Without this SNA number, TLA
reimbursement will NOT be authorized. It is important when
choosing off post accomodations that the room rates do not exceed your
daily TLA, which is bases on grade and number of family members.
To find out what your TLA is visit
http://www.dtic.mil/perdiem.
If the hotel rate exceeds your TLA, you are responsible for paying the
difference.
VALUE ADDED TAX (vat)
In Germany a 16% value added tax is added to all room rates.
Most German hotels, however, accept the Value Added Tax (VAT) form,
which exempts US Military members and Americans working for the
Department of Defense from paying this tax. The forms can be
purches for $4 each at your local community VAT office after arriving
in Germany.
TEMPORARY QUARTERS
Officially, your local military community will not have specific units
designated as "temporary housing." However, more times than not,
there is an excess of vacant two-bedroom units in the permanent
on-post housing areas. IF this is the case at the time of your
arrival, one of these units may be assigned to you to live in until
permanent quarters become available. The units are relatively
small, approximately 900 square feet, but at least you will have your
own living space and be out of a hotel. You are not authorized
to accept household goods other than hold baggage while residing in
these "temporary quarters." Also, this temporary housing unit
might not be located in the same area where ultimately your permanent
quarters are assigned. This could mean that your children might
have to change schools once permanent housing becomes available.
It is also important to stress again that temporary quarters consists
of excess 2 bedroom units only. There are no 3, 4 or 5 bedroom
temporary quarters.
DAMAGED
SHIPMENT?
SEE OUR GUIDE TO
CLAIMS FOR LOSS/DAMAGE TO HOUSEHOLD GOODS/BAGGAGE
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