RAD Relocation and Transfers

Yes, provided the unit passes Section 8 HQS inspection and can be inhabited.

These letters were templates created by HUD and we were required to send them with few changes. We informed tenants to expect a certified letter in a previous newsletter about the conversion.

That depends on the extent of the repairs. Some repairs may only require a few days, and relocation may be as simple as a motel stay. In other cases, it could be several months requiring relocation to an available unit within public housing while the repairs are completed.

It is possible. We are hiring a firm to complete a 20-year Capital Needs Assessment for all public housing units. This report will tell us if there are any immediate repairs required and what repairs we must plan for each year for the next 20 years. Currently, none of our units have leaking roofs and many of them have new windows or are expected to get new windows soon. One possible reason for temporary relocation is if a known sewer and drainage issue in Reedsport will have to be addressed before conversion.

We will coordinate this with you ahead of time. We are required to give you ample notice before the work starts. In some cases, HADCO is required to pay reasonable moving costs and coordinate help with moving. We do not anticipate that any of our units will require rehabilitation work which will require displacement.

Submit a transfer request to the Property Management Director.

If you’ve received accommodation to be in a larger unit than what’s required by our occupancy standards, that will not change after conversion.

You will be allowed to stay in the larger unit if there’s no smaller unit available. We have certain types of transfers, like emergency transfers, which take priority over transfers based on occupancy (the number of people in the unit compared to the number of bedrooms). This is why a transfer hasn’t happened. We will work with tenants who want or need a smaller unit. We will allow tenants to remain in the same area, like Roseburg, as part of the transfer request.

We received a clarification from HUD on transfers to smaller units based on household size: Tenants cannot be displaced because they are living in a unit that’s too large for their family size. Tenants are allowed to stay in their larger unit until a smaller unit is available and ready for occupancy. Transfers will be required when a smaller unit is available and no other priority transfers (emergency transfers) are required. The only exception is if the household has been granted reasonable accommodation related to a household member with a disability.

After public housing is converted to Section 8, all current public housing tenants are expected to sign a one-year lease. After that, a tenant may choose to convert to a mobile (tenant-based) voucher which could be transferred (ported) to another area. Unless granted reasonable accommodation, tenants cannot request a mobile voucher until after the initial lease period expires (one year). Tenants may break their lease sooner than one year if they don’t need to move with continued assistance.

Yes, if it meets Section 8’s HQS (inspection) requirements. Section 8 can pay for mobile space rents if you own the home. The program will pay for mobile and space rent if you do not own the home.