Incoming Portable Vouchers

Welcome to the City of Waukegan and the Waukegan Housing Authority! Our housing authority serves residents within the city limits of the City of Waukegan.

We understand that relocating your family is a challenging task and hopefully this page will make the transfer of your Section 8 Housing Voucher a little smoother.

In accordance with HUD Regulation we require that all Section 8 families relocating to the City of Waukegan provide the following documentation from your initial Housing Authority.

Please send a copy of the family's:

• Family Portability Information (HUD Form 52665)
• Copies of Income Verifications
• Housing Choice Voucher (HUD Form 52646)
• Family Report (HUD Form 50058)
• Additional Items- for each family member
• Legal Identification (age 14 and above)*
• Birth Certificates*
• Social Security Cards*
• Local Contact person for the family*
• Local Phone & Address for the family*
• Name of the Initial Housing Authority
• Address & Phone of Initial Housing Authority
• PHA No. for Initial Housing Authority
• Fed. ID No. for Initial Housing Authority
• Administrative Fee of Initial Housing Authority

(* these items may be submitted by the family after the initial package has arrived)

This information must be mailed and/or faxed from the initial Housing Authority to our office to:

Damarixa Montoya,  Case Manager-Portability
Waukegan Housing Authority
215 South Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue
Waukegan, Illinois 60085
Phone 847-625-4617
Fax 847-263-7525
dmontoya@waukeganhousing.com

OUT-GOING PORTABLILITY: If you are a participant in the Waukegan Housing Authority Section 8 Program and would like to relocate your family, please submit a written request to our office. You will be required to properly terminate the lease and to update your family's Certification.