Intent to Vacate/Transfer Process

Intent to Vacate/Transfer Process

Intent to Vacate Notices

If a participant family is going to move out of their unit, the family and the landlord must immediately notify the Housing Authority of the tenant’s Intent to Vacate and submit a copy of the written notice to move.

The Housing Authority will establish the termination date of the contract and lease based on the Intent to Vacate date. If an extension of that date is needed, the family and landlord must provide a written request specifying what the new Intent to Vacate date will be. The extension notice must be received by the Housing Authority five days before the previously established Intent to Vacate/Termination date. Extensions cannot be more than 60 days from the original Intent to Vacate/Termination date of Contract and Lease.

If an extension request is not received five days before the ITV/Termination date, the Housing Authority will mail a one-time termination confirmation notice to the tenant and landlord and the termination of the contract and lease will automatically take effect on the Intent to Vacate date. If the family remains in unit after this date, the family will be responsible for the full contract rent to the landlord.

If a tenant wishes to cancel an Intent to Vacate, the cancellation must be submitted to the Housing Authority in writing by the tenant and the landlord.

Transfer Vouchers

Family wishing to move must receive a Transfer Voucher before vacating their current unit. The Housing Authority will only issue Transfer Vouchers to Participant Families who:

	Are meeting Family Obligations under the Program; AND
	Have been recertified within the last six months from the date of Intent to Vacate (if not the Housing Authority must process a full annual recertification prior to issuance of the Transfer Voucher); AND
	Do not have any outstanding debts owed to the Housing Authority or are current with their monthly repayment agreements;

and who:

	Have a contract and lease that are being terminated due to the owner's breach of terms; OR
	Have a contract and lease that are being terminated by the Housing Authority due to a violation of Housing Quality Standards that are not tenant-caused; OR
	Are not in their first twelve months of the initial lease term; OR
	Have a mutual agreement with the owner to vacate.