Moving to Salem, Massachusetts from Another City/State
If you wish to move to Salem, Massachusetts with your Section 8 Housing Choice Voucher from another city or state, you must request that your issuing housing authority send your voucher and portability package to the Salem Housing Authority email address listed on this page.
The portability package should include your voucher, Form HUD-52665 (portability form) and Form 50058 (family report form), most recent income and assets they have on file and your contact information.
Once the Salem Housing Authority (SHA) receives your portability package you will be referred to your Section 8 Housing Coordinator. You must schedule an appointment to come to our office in person at 136 Canal Street, Salem MA 01970. You can request an appointment by email. You are required to bring the following information for ALL household members to your meeting:
- Birth Certificate
- Social Security Card
- Evidence of immigration status (if applicable)
- Valid Photo ID (members ages seventeen (17) and older)
- Updated Income and Asset information
Once you are approved, you will need to come back to the office for a briefing on the program where you will be given documentation to give to a new landlord in Salem, MA.
Note: As part of the verification process the authority will obtain criminal offense record information (CORI) from the Department of Criminal Justice Information Services (DCJIS) for all applicants seventeen (17) years of age or older. Also, information from DRU Sjodin National Sex Offender Website will be reviewed.
