Housing Authority of the City of Longview

REQUEST FOR PORTABILITY

Policy changes effective 09/01/2007

Portability is HUD’s term for transferring from the jurisdiction of the Public Housing Authority (PHA) who issued the Section 8 voucher to another PHA’s jurisdiction.

• Families with Housing Choice Vouchers are eligible.
• Family must live in the issuing PHA’s jurisdiction and hold a valid Housing Choice Voucher to be eligible.
• Family may move to any out-of-state PHA’s jurisdiction. The PHA that receives the portable family does not have to accept a Voucher unless it has a Voucher program. If it does not have a Voucher program, it may choose to refer the family to another PHA with a Voucher program.

To Transfer your assistance FROM LONGVIEW HOUSING AUTHORITY:

• You may transfer your assistance to any PHA jurisdiction that administers the Section 8 Voucher program.
• To locate a Housing Authority in the jurisdiction you wish to go, click Housing Authority Search.
• Notify your Housing Specialist where you would like to transfer your voucher to. You will be required to provide your current landlord with an appropriate vacate notice in writing. Provide this notice to your Housing Specialist and they will re-issue your Voucher authorizing you to move.
• Your Housing Specialist will notify you when they have contacted the receiving Housing Authority.
• Good luck in your housing search!

To Transfer your assistance TO LONGVIEW HOUSING AUTHORITY:

• Longview Housing Authority administers the Section 8 Voucher program in Cowlitz County, excluding the zip code of Kelso and Kalama; Wahkiakum County, Lewis County and Pacific County.
• If you wish to transfer your assistance to a jurisdiction of Longview Housing Authority, you must contact the Housing Specialist or Service Coordinator at your Housing Agency. They must transmit the following documents to LHA: HUD FORMs 50058 and 52665, with copies of social security cards, ID, birth certificates, verification of eligible citizenship, and verification of income and assets.
• These documents may be mailed or faxed. They cannot be hand carried by you.
• Once we receive these documents we can schedule an intake appointment with you. If you know your PHA has mailed or faxed the paperwork, you may call to see if they have arrived. We cannot schedule an intake appointment prior to receiving the portability documents.
• At your intake appointment, you will sign our Voucher and authorization forms and receive documents that will give us what we need to conduct an inspection.
• An inspection can be conducted within 5 days.
• Upon approval of the unit of your choice, Contract documents will be drawn up. Once they are signed and approved, payment can be released to your landlord.
• If you have questions, please contact the portability intake specialist at vrhodes@longviewha.org or by calling 1-800-613-4993 extension 11.