Porting In And Out of Arlington

• Once the voucher holder receives portability approval, the initial PHA must contact AHCVP and submit the following documentation:
  • Form HUD-52665
  • Copies of income verification forms
  • Copy of the voucher
  • Permanent records
  • Copy of the most recent Form HUD-50058
  • Enterprise Income Verification (EIV)
  • Housing choice voucher holder contact information
• After AHCVP receives the necessary documentation, the voucher holder will receive an optional appointment for a Port-in Briefing. AHCVP will provide a briefing package.
• Port-in briefings are held every 1st and 3rd Thursday of the month and can be conducted through live-videos or teleconference calls.
• AHCVP will conduct a new reexamination of family income and composition; however, this will not delay issuing the family a voucher including processing the following:
  • All adult members of the household that is porting in must pass a criminal background check.
  • The voucher holder can continue with the leasing process pending the outcome of the criminal background check on all adult household members.
  • If the criminal background check shows that the voucher holder has a police record that consists of drugs, sexual and/or violent criminal activities, the voucher holder’s voucher and housing assistance will be terminated.
  • If the criminal background check shows that an adult household member who is not the voucher holder has a police record that consists of drugs, sexual or violent criminal activities, that adult household member will not be permitted to port into Arlington.
• Reasonable accommodation and translation will be provided when requested

Following are the current Payment Standards based on the Small Area Fair Market Rents (effective November 2023):

Email information needed - hcvportability@arlingtonva.us

Arlington County Housing Choice Voucher Program
Attn: Portability
2100 Washington Blvd., 3rd Floor
Arlington, VA 22204
Fax: 703-228-1169
Phone: 703-228-1450

For voucher holders who live in Arlington and want to move out of the county, please contact your Arlington County housing specialist and let him/her know you would like to port to another jurisdiction. The housing specialist will determine if you are eligible to port-out. If you owe money to Arlington County or are in the first year of your lease, you are not eligible to port. If you are eligible to port out of Arlington, you will be given a portability move appointment.

After the portability move appointment, the housing specialist will prepare your paperwork for transfer to the new (receiving) housing authority. Portability paperwork is processed every Friday afternoon.

Applicants that resided in Arlington County at the time of application may request to port out if the family is income-eligible for admission in the area to which they wish to move. If your family did not reside in Arlington at the time of application, you must lease in Arlington County for 12 months before you can port your voucher to another jurisdiction.

Here is a list of local housing authorities if you are interested in moving locally.

Surrounding Housing Authorities

Alexandria Redevelopment and Housing Authority
600 N. Fairfax Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
703-549-7115

Fairfax County Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
3700 Pender Drive
Ste 100
Fairfax, VA 22030
703-246-5280

Prince William County Office of Housing and Community Development
15941 Donald Curtis Drive
Suite 112
Woodbridge, VA 22191
703-792-7530

District of Columbia Housing Authority
1133 North Capitol Street N.E.
Washington, DC 20002
202-535-1000

Prince George’s County Department of Housing and Community Development
9400 Peppercorn Place
Largo, MD 20774
301-883-5501