MOVING

Allowable Moves

You may move to a new unit with continued assistance in any of the following circumstances:

• The lease or Colorado law gives the family the right to terminate the lease on notice to the owner and the family has given a notice of termination to the owner in accordance with the lease. If the family does terminate the lease on notice to the owner, the family must give AHA a copy of the notice at the same time.
• The family has complied with all other obligations of the Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher Program (HCV) and has moved out of the assisted dwelling unit in order to protect the health or safety of an individual who is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking and who reasonably believed he or she was imminently threatened by harm from further violence if he or she remained in the assisted dwelling unit.
• The lease for the family’s unit has been terminated by mutual agreement of the owner and the family. If the family and the owner mutually agree to terminate the lease for the family’s unit, the family must give AHA a copy of the termination agreement.
• The owner has given the family a notice to vacate, has commenced an action to evict the family, or has obtained a court judgment or other process allowing the owner to evict the family. The family must give AHA a copy of any owner eviction notice.
• AHA has terminated the assisted lease for the family’s unit for the owner’s breach.
• AHA determines that the family’s current unit does not meet the Housing Quality Standards space standards because of an increase in family size or a change in family composition. In such cases, AHA will issue the family a new voucher. If an acceptable unit is available for the family, AHA will terminate the HAP contract for the family’s old unit in accordance with the HAP contract terms and notify both the family and the owner of the termination. The HAP contract terminates at the end of the calendar month that follows the calendar month in which AHA gives notice to the owner.

If you wish to move to a new unit, you must notify AHA and the owner before moving out of the old unit or terminating the lease on notice to the owner. The notices must be in writing.

Locating Available Units

ColoradoHousingSearch.com is a free housing locater service that collaborates with the Aurora Housing Authority for landlords to list properties that are available for the HCV program.

 It is important that you diligently pursue a unit if you would like to maintain your housing assistance. AHA encourages you to use various outlets to search for a unit. Below is a list of websites that may assist with your search:

www.affordablehousing.com

www.forrent.com

www.craigslist.org

www.denverrents.com

www.zillow.com

www.rentalhouses.com

Steps for an eligible tenant to move

1. The tenant will be issued a voucher along with instructions to find a new unit and a Request for Tenancy Approval packet
2. The tenant should begin searching for a suitable unit immediately 
3. Once a suitable unit has been found the tenant and landlord complete the Request for Tenancy Approval and submit it and a copy of the lease that is filled out and unsigned to the Housing Authority.
4. AHA reviews the information to determine if the unit is eligible for the tenant based on their income and rent reasonableness.
5. AHA schedules an inspection date and time; it is requested that all parties be at the inspection. 
6. When the unit passes inspection:
7. The Lease and Contract are executed.
8. The Participant is authorized move into the unit with rent subsidy when the following three items are complete:
9. The unit passes HQS inspection.
10. The lease is signed and dated by the Participant and Landlord.
11. The HAP Contract is signed and dated by the Landlord and Housing Authority.
12. AHA will direct deposit the Housing Assistance Payment (HAP) to the Landlord at the next scheduled check release date, after contract execution.