OBJECTIVE: One of the priorities of the Huntsville Housing Authority (HHA) Housing Choice Voucher Program is to broaden the housing choices for low-income families. To accomplish this goal, you must have an understanding of the portability rules and procedures that are available to assist families with the location of housing anywhere in the Huntsville Housing Authority jurisdiction and outside of its jurisdiction.

The Huntsville Housing Authority Housing Choice Voucher Program jurisdiction is anywhere in the Huntsville and Madison County area.

Portability of Rental Assistance Outside of the Huntsville Housing Authority Jurisdiction

A family may request to receive Housing Choice Voucher Assistance to lease a unit outside the HHA jurisdiction. You may select anywhere in the state of Alabama, or anywhere in the United States that is administering a Housing Choice Voucher Program. The following is a list of neighboring Housing Authorities that have agreed to absorb any families who wish to transfer there:

The Housing Authority of the City of Decatur, Alabama
100 Wilson Street
P. O. Box 878
Decatur, AL 35602
(256) 353-4691

The Housing Authority of the City of Guntersville, Alabama
1205 Wyeth Drive
P. O. Box 4
Guntersville, AL 35976
(256) 582-4331

The Housing Authority of the City of Scottsboro, Alabama
102 Worthington Street
Scottsboro, AL 35768
(256) 259-5600

Porting Out of Huntsville:

To request portability and receive assistance outside of the HHA Housing Choice Program jurisdiction, the family must:

• Contact the Assisted Housing Office.
• Be income-eligible for the area you wish to relocate to.
• Be advised on how to contact and request rental assistance of the Housing Authority in the area to which you are relocating.
• Complete ALL required HUD and HHA forms for portability.
• The family must promptly contact the receiving Housing Authority and comply with their procedures for incoming portable families.

If you have any questions concerning Family Portability, please contact your Housing Choice Voucher Specialist.

Porting In to Huntsville:

For participants coming into the Huntsville Housing Authority jurisdiction, the family must:

• Contact the Housing Authority/Public Housing Agency that issued your voucher.
• Complete all required HUD and PHA forms for portability. Forms should be sent to:

The Housing Authority of the City of Huntsville, Alabama Attn: Assisted Housing 200 Washington Street P. O. Box 486 Huntsville, AL 35804 Fax: (256) 539-5982

• Contact the Huntsville Housing Authority for an appointment.

Please remember we must receive your portability papers from your issuing agency before you make an appointment.