When I stand facing north. The green needle on my compass points to the
East. I tried rotating the housing till the green needle pointed north. Butit is
Still pointing in the direction of the east.

I don't get it??

Perhaps it is pointing to magnet north, and you merely are confused as to where north is?

2. you live in a area with a very strong magnetic force that will cause issues

3. your compass is broken

Get another one and check

Or he is near a large enough piece of metal or electric field to attract the needle and cause erroneous readings.