NOTE: All moves are subject to MHA approval. Completing this form does not constitute approval. MHA will NOT change the move out date if a rescind notice to vacate is not provided to MHA within 10 days of the vacate date of this notice.
RESTRICTIONS ON MOVES
- Families will not be permitted to move more than once in a 12-month period.
- The family has violated a family obligation.
- The family owes the MHA money
- The family was issued a voucher to relocate within the previous 6 months
NOTICE REQUIREMENTS
- The family must give the owner the required number of days written notice of intent to vacate specified in the
lease and must give a copy to the MHA’s simultaneously. The minimum written notice of intent to vacate is
30 days. *Exception is the move is due to VAWA or abatement.
OTHER MOVE REQUIREMENTS
- A move within the same building or project, or between buildings owned by the same owner, will be
processed like any other move except that there will be no overlapping assistance. - In a move, assistance stops at the old unit at the end of the month in which the tenant ceased to occupy. If
the tenant moves in a new unit before the month of the move-out date on this notice, the tenant may be held
responsible for the total rent of the old unit for that month. HUD does not allow a housing authority to pay
subsidy on behalf of a single family for more than one month. - If the family does not locate a new unit, they may remain in the current unit so long as the owner and tenant
provide the MHA with written documentation no later than 10 days after the move-out date. The tenant will
not be issued a voucher to relocate during the following 6 months.
