🚚 Portability Guide: How to Move with Your Section 8 Voucher + Share Your Timeline
Portability allows you to use your Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher to move to a different city, county, or even another state. If you're planning to move — or have already done it — this guide is for you!
📦 What Is Section 8 Portability?
Portability is the process of transferring your Section 8 voucher from one Public Housing Authority (PHA) to another.
- You can move anywhere in the U.S. where there’s a housing authority that administers the Section 8 program.
- You must follow certain steps and timelines.
📝 How to Start the Portability Process
- Notify your current PHA in writing that you want to move.
- Request a portability briefing and fill out any required paperwork.
- Your current PHA will contact the new PHA
