Change of Ownership

Thank you reporting a change of ownership. Please see the directions below:

If you are the previous owner

If you are selling your building and it has Metro Housing voucher holders, you can report the change and supply applicable documents to our Gateway department. Please note, tenants do not need to move in the event of change of ownership as the new owner can inherit them as tenants.

Please have the following document at the time of reporting the change:

• For Section 8: HAP contract assignment signed by you and the new owner.
• For Section 8: Addendum to the HAP contract
• For MRVP: Addendum to the Voucher Payment Contract
• Name, phone number and email for the new owners and the effective date of the change
• If you are in contact with the new owners, you can let them know we will need the following:
  • Proof of ownership (we accept deed or a recent tax bill)
  • W9 form (see below)
  • Direct Deposit form (see below)
  • Voided check or letter from the bank showing the routing and account number

If you have already sold the unit but continue to receive housing assistance payments, please forward these to the new owner.

If you are the new owner

• For Section 8: HAP contract assignment signed by you and the new owner.
• For Section 8: Addendum to the HAP contract
• For MRVP: Addendum to the Voucher Payment Contract
• Proof of ownership (we accept deed or a recent tax bill)
• W9 form (see below)
• Direct Deposit form (see below)
• Voided check or letter from the bank showing the routing and account number

What about missed payments?

Please contact the previous owner for payments which were deposited in their account. If the payments were stopped and not deposited to the previous owner, payments will be released following the change of ownership in our system.

How long will this take?

The process of change of ownership will take 1-2 weeks from the completion of all submitted documents. Your payments will be released in our next check run. We have two check runs a month which are first of the month and mid-month. The appropriate contact for this, and other property owner inquiries is:

[e-mail].