350 SE Fairmont Road, Pullman WA 99163
509.334.9147 | 800.482.3991 | Fax: 509.334.9105 | [email protected]
moving people and communities to a positive future
SO YOU WANT TO MOVE TO SPOKANE
To move from Whitman County into any other jurisdiction within Spokane Housing Authority is
treated similar to moving.
Please note, this is the order in which you must complete the moving process:
 Contact your eligibility specialist to determine if you are eligible to move.
 Turn in a written move notice at least 45-60 days prior to you wanting to move. Your
move notice MUST include your name, your address, and the date that you wish to
vacate your current unit. Section 8 is only able to end HAP contracts at the end of the
month, so you can only move out at the end of the month.
 Complete a Mutual Termination form with your landlord and submit it to our office.
 Once we receive your move notice we will send out a Termination of HAP that lets both
you and your landlord know that we have received your move notice and the date that
Section 8 will stop paying on your unit.
 Complete the application and release forms.
 The application must be processed and verified.
 Attend a briefing and sign a new voucher. We will then send your file up to Spokane.
 At this point, you will be working exclusively with Spokane Housing Authority. You will
need to contact your Eligibility Specialist to figure out what you need to do next in order
to complete your move process.
 Find a unit and have your landlord complete Request for Tenancy Approval (RFTA).
 Bring the RFTA to Spokane Housing Authority.
 Spokane Housing Authority will process the request and schedule an inspection.
We recommend that you do not sign a lease with a landlord until after the unit passes inspection.
Your landlord must be willing to make any repairs and accommodations needed to pass
inspection.
Section 8 cannot fund a unit until the unit passes inspection. You will be fully responsible for
the rent at any new unit, if you move in prior to the inspection, until this process is complete.
If you have any questions regarding this process you may contact the Section 8 department at the
Community Action Center at 509-334-9147.
Outreach Office: 200 N. Main Street, Colfax WA 99111 | 509.397.2205 | 800.482.3992
Fax: 509.397.6176 | [email protected]
Community Action Center is an Equal Opportunity Organization