HUD HCV Guidebook § 5.8

The receiving PHA must72 promptly notify the initial PHA if the family has leased an eligible unit under the
program, or if the family fails to submit a request for tenancy approval for an eligible unit within the term of
the voucher. Timely communication between the initial and receiving PHA is key to make the portability
process run smoothly.
If an incoming family ultimately decides not to lease in the jurisdiction of the receiving PHA, the receiving PHA
must73 refer the family back to the initial PHA. The voucher of record for the family is once again the voucher
originally issued by the initial PHA, and the initial PHA’s policies apply. Any extensions of the initial PHA’s
voucher to allow the family additional search time to return to the initial PHA’s jurisdiction or to move to
another jurisdiction are at the discretion of the initial PHA. The initial PHA must74 apply its own policies on
moves for families that decide not to use their voucher to port to another jurisdiction.

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