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PROCEDURES WHEN REQUESTING APPROVAL TO RELOCATE
1. If you are in the first year of your lease contract and you plan to move in the middle of your lease term, you and the landlord must sign a Mutual Agreement to Terminate Lease, allowing you to break your lease and move in the middle of your lease period. This notice must be returned to your county field office at least 30 days prior to your expected move. The Document is available at the field offices.
2. If you plan to move at the end of your current lease, OR if you have lived at this unit for more than 12 months and you are looking to move, you must give proper notice to your landlord. A 30 – 60 day notice indicating that you do not plan to renew a new lease is acceptable. Check your lease for the terms and conditions of a move.
3. The notice to your landlord must include the date it is written, the name and address of the landlord, and the anticipated date you plan to move.
4. The notice must be sent by way of regular mail or by way of certified mail with a return receipt. If you choose not to send your notice certified with a return receipt, the landlord must sign and date the notice when it is received.
5. You must provide your field office with either the dated certified receipt, or the signed green return receipt card with a copy of the written notice, OR a copy of the signed notice from your landlord. This guarantees that the landlord has received your written notice and is aware of your request to move.
6. You must be a tenant in good standing and owing no rent to your current landlord.
7. When the field office has confirmed with the landlord that you are a participant in good standing, you will be scheduled for an appointment to receive your voucher and request for tenancy.
It is important to understand that many families move at any given time. The office staff must uphold these procedures to properly schedule briefings, have time to request and review household income, and schedule timely inspections. A minimum of 30 days notice to the Section 8 Housing Assistance office is required to process a timely move.
We cannot guarantee that a new housing unit will be accepted for move-in at the time you are scheduled to move. For this reason it is wise to have an alternative housing plan in place, in the event that you are unable to move into your new housing unit as scheduled. If you choose to move into a housing unit without an approved move and/or inspection you will be responsible for the entire rent owed to the landlord.
