Chapter 1 - San Diego Housing Commission

Chapter 7 – Moves with Continued Assistance/Portability
[24 CFR Part 982, Subpart G]
D. PROCEDURE FOR MOVES [24 CFR 982.302(a), 982.305(a)(5), 982.314]
1. Issuance of Voucher
Subject to the above restrictions on moves, SDHC will issue the family a voucher.
2. Notice Requirements
The family must give the owner a written notice of intent to vacate and simultaneously give a copy
of the written notice to SDHC. The notice given by the family must be at least a thirty (30) day
notice. The rent on the family’s new unit will begin no sooner than the day after the expiration of
the tenant’s notice to vacate.
3. Time of Contract Change [24 CFR 982.311(d)]
A move within the same building or project, or between buildings owned by the same owner, will be
processed as any other move. The Housing Supervisor may make exceptions to these restrictions
for purposes of reasonable accommodation or to prevent a hardship to the family.
In a move, assistance stops at the old unit at the end of the notice provided by the tenant. When
the notice is provided by the owner, assistance stops when the tenant vacates the unit, provided
both the unit and the tenant remain eligible for the program. When the owner issues a notice and
the tenant remains in the unit, SDHC will stop the HAP payment at the end of the owner’s initial
notice to the tenant. SDHC will provide the owner HAP payments for the additional period of time
that the tenant remains in the unit upon receipt of confirmation of the date that the tenant movedout.
Assistance will start on the new unit on the effective date of the lease and contract. The
Housing Supervisor may make exceptions to the stop payment date of the housing assistance
payment if/when necessary as prescribed by HUD guidelines.
E. OUTGOING PORTABILITY [24 CFR 982.353, 982.355, 982.552 9(a)&(c)]
Within the limitations of the regulations and this policy, a participant family has the right to receive
tenant-based voucher assistance to lease a unit outside SDHC's jurisdiction, anywhere in the United
States, in the jurisdiction of a PHA with a tenant-based program. When a family requests to move
outside of SDHC's jurisdiction, the request must specify the area to which the family wants to move.
If there is more than one PHA in the area in which the family has selected a unit, SDHC will select the
receiving PHA.
The receiving PHA must comply with HUD regulations in order for SDHC to reimburse the HAP subsidy.
1. Restrictions on Portability
SDHC will not permit families to exercise portability if:
- The family is within the first term of their lease.
- The family is in violation of a family obligation.
- The family owes money to SDHC.
- The family has moved within the last 12 months.
- The family’s voucher will expire in 30 days or less.
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