AtlantaHousingAuthority

HOUSING CHOICEPortability

Housing Choice vouchers are accepted by cities across the country, giving families real choice about where they live.

AHA's Housing Choice, however, serves only parts of Fulton and DeKalb Counties. Because metro Atlanta is such a large area, it is served by over a dozen housing agencies.

• View all zip codes within AHA's service area
• Contact other housing agencies serving metro Atlanta
  

One of the most attractive features of Housing Choice is that rental assistance is "portable." In other words, it "moves" when you do.

If you move from one housing authority to another with a voucher program anywhere in the United States, you are eligible for continued assistance.

As with any move, you must give AHA and your landlord a written 30-day notice. However, depending on your lease, your landlord may require up to a 60-day notice.

AHA will determine if there is a housing authority with a Housing Choice program in the area you wish to move. If there is, AHA will forward your information to that authority.

• Every housing authority has its own rules, regulations and deadlines. Contact the authority in your new area to get this information.
• Fair Market Rent limits or payment standards may be different.
• The utility allowances for the new Authority may be different and may affect the rent amount you pay.
• Subsidy standards may be different.
• A different voucher will be issued to you. The new housing authority may change the size of your voucher.
• When you move, the new authority will re-verify your income.
• Occupancy standards may be different.