Moving & Portability
Portability
If you are a current participant in Raleigh Housing Authority’s (RHA) Housing Choice Voucher program, you may transfer your assistance outside of RHA’s jurisdiction as long as there is another agency operating a voucher program covering the location to which you are moving. When you request portability, we will brief you on the process and advise you how to contact and request assistance from the other agency. We will notify the agency of your intention and mail or email the required portability documentation. Your bedroom size will be determined by the initial agency.
If you have a Housing Choice Voucher and would like to move to Raleigh, your first step is to inform your current housing authority that you would like to relocate to our jurisdiction. When you or your housing authority contacts RHA regarding your move, we will inform your housing authority if we will bill for the assistance paid on your behalf or if you will be absorbed into our voucher program.
Portability documentation should be sent to the attention of:
Raleigh Housing Authority
Attn: Portability Section
900 Haynes Street
Raleigh NC 27604
Email: portinginfo@rhanc.gov
Faxed copies are not accepted.
Once the portability documentation has been received, a letter will be mailed to your last known address to notify you that you are scheduled for a portability briefing where you will be issued a voucher. Portability briefings are scheduled within 10 business days of receipt. You must bring original documents with you to the briefing. Faxed copies will not be accepted.
All household members 18 years of age and older must attend the briefing to sign the necessary documents.
The following documents are required at the briefing appointment:
- COPIES OF BANK STATEMENTS (for assets over $50,00.00)
- COPIES OF CERTIFIED BIRTH CERTIFICATES (for all family members)
- COPIES OF SOCIAL SECURITY CARDS (for all family members)
- COPIES OF PICTURE IDENTIFICATION (for members 18 and older)
- COPIES OF PROOF OF INCOME RECEIVED BY ALL HOUSEHOLD MEMBERS (including, but not limited to, Wages, Child Support, Social Security Benefits, Unemployment, Pension, Military Pay, Self-employment, Regular Contributions, etc.)
RHA will determine your family bedroom size based on HUD subsidy standards. The rent limit will be determined based on our payment standards and your household income. This will occur at the time of your briefing appointment.
Once all documents are provided, RHA will calculate your income and issue you a voucher. You may then begin your search for housing and submit a Request for Tenancy Approval during the term of the voucher issued by RHA. Your voucher in Raleigh will expire at the same time as the voucher issued by your original housing authority. RHA will grant voucher extensions with permission from your original housing authority.
Moving and Portability Resources
Moving & Port Information
Port Instructions
- Port Instructions – Incoming (English)
- Port Instructions – Incoming (Spanish) …proximamente [coming soon]!
- Portability Request Information Form
Moving Instructions
Fair Market Rents
- 2025 Small Area Fair Market Rents (SAFMRs) – Effective 1/1/2025
