Section 8 Relocation

Location: 1420 NE Killingsworth St., Portland, OR 97211

Dates: Fall 2020 – March 2023

Status: Completed

Occasionally a Section 8 relocation needs to occur when tenants with Section 8 vouchers are part of a renovation process. Peregrine Relocations worked on one such a project with the development of the Isaka Shamsud-Din building, built as part of Sabin CDC’s Harvey Rice Heritage project.

The project site consisted of an existing tenant occupied building, the Estates Plaza, a 9-unit, income-restricted building in the Vernon neighborhood. The 9-units participated in the Section 8 relocation, and the Estates Plaza was torn down and replaced with 29 new units in the the Isaka Shamsud-Din building. Of those 29 new units, 9 were Project-Based Section 8 units, and 20 were Low Income Housing Tax Credit (LIHTC) units.

Peregrine Relocations found market rate housing for the 6 remaining households at Estates Plaza, assisted tenants with rental applications, then packed and moved them to their temporary housing. The relocations exceeded 12 months, so at the one-year mark, each resident still in temporary relocation was issued with a Notice of Eligibility for permanent relocation assistance and given the option to accept permanent relocation assistance or to voluntarily extend their temporary relocation. One tenant elected to accept permanent relocation assistance and moved to an apartment of their choosing outside of Sabin CDC properties. Peregrine moved one tenant to another building within Sabin CDC’s portfolio, and moved the remaining 4 households to their new, reserved units at Isaka Shamsud-Din.