HUD-5383 Emergency Transfer Request
Official owner U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
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- Issued by
- U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development
- Form number
- HUD-5383
- Last checked
- Sep 30, 2026
Opens the copy posted by U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. Revision shown on our record: Unknown. Before using it, confirm the form number and revision match.
HUD’s emergency-transfer request form for qualifying violence or abuse in covered housing programs.
What problem this helps solve
HUD’s emergency-transfer request form for qualifying violence or abuse in covered housing programs.
Who completes it: A tenant or household member in a covered housing program requesting an emergency transfer under the form’s stated conditions.
What this does not prove
Use a safe contact method and the covered provider's VAWA Emergency Transfer Plan. A request does not promise an available unit.
Dated source check
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The official three-page PDF was retrieved September 30, 2026. January 31, 2028 is the displayed OMB expiration, not a revision date; no revision date is asserted.
Last checked Sep 30, 2026. A working link does not establish the current edition, suitability, agency acceptance, or service availability.
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1. Check that this route fits
- Stage and purpose
- Request an emergency transfer under the provider's VAWA Emergency Transfer Plan.
- Who completes it
- A tenant or household member in a covered housing program requesting an emergency transfer under the form’s stated conditions.
- Jurisdiction
- United States; covered housing programs
- Application mode
- Obtain and complete the provider's emergency-transfer request process; Submit the HUD form to the covered housing provider using a safe communication route
2. Prepare before starting
- Confirm the housing program is covered and obtain the provider's transfer plan.
- Use safe contact information and ask about confidential handling.
- If the provider requests victim documentation in writing, ask which permitted documentation options apply.
Documents named by the source
- The form contains its own certification language; ask the covered housing provider what its current process requires.
- Fees and fee waivers
- UNKNOWN; the form does not establish a universal transfer charge.
- Account
- No universal online-account requirement is stated on this paper form.
- Appointment
- UNKNOWN; ask the covered provider for a safe submission route.
- Signature
- The tenant signs and dates the certification on the official HUD form.
- Third-party certification or assessment
- The tenant certifies the statements and signs and dates the official form.
3. Follow official submission instructions
Read official instructions- Submit through the covered housing provider’s current emergency-transfer process.
4. Get help or an accommodation
- Ask the covered housing provider for language and disability assistance
The HUD form states covered providers must offer language assistance and reasonable accommodations; request a safe way to communicate.
Languages: Language versions were not verified for this direct PDF.
Accessibility: The official form explains language assistance and reasonable accommodations, including help completing the form; contact the covered provider. PDF conformance was not evaluated by No One Left Outside.
5. Know the supported next step
- Keep a safe copy and ask the provider for acknowledgement and the next transfer step.
Restrictions and unresolved details
- Applies to covered housing programs and does not promise an available transfer unit.
- Documentation and timing depend on the written request and provider transfer plan.
Use a safe contact method and the covered provider's VAWA Emergency Transfer Plan. A request does not promise an available unit.
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PDF with fillable fields. Checked 2026-10-05. Signature support and agency acceptance still need confirmation.
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- Official title
- HUD-5383 Emergency Transfer Request
- Form number
- HUD-5383
- Program
- VAWA covered-housing protections
- Jurisdiction
- United States; covered housing programs
- Revision / edition
- Unknown
- Who completes it
- A tenant or household member in a covered housing program requesting an emergency transfer under the form’s stated conditions.
- Signature
- The tenant signs and dates the certification on the official HUD form.
- Submission methods
- Submit through the covered housing provider’s current emergency-transfer process.
- Supporting documents
- • The form contains its own certification language; ask the covered housing provider what its current process requires.
- Languages
- Language versions were not verified for this direct PDF.
- Accessibility
- The official form explains language assistance and reasonable accommodations, including help completing the form; contact the covered provider. PDF conformance was not evaluated by No One Left Outside.
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Source note: Use a safe contact method and the covered provider's VAWA Emergency Transfer Plan. A request does not promise an available unit.
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