Moving Out
Surrender the Flat on Time
You must do the following before surrendering your PRH or IH flat:
- Vacate the flat on or before the expiry date of your tenancy / occupation licence or the date as specified in the Notice-to-quit (NTQ)
- Pay all outstanding rent / licence fee
- Return the keys, the tenancy agreement or occupation licence and the e-Payment Card
Reinstate the Flat to its Original Condition
If you have carried out decoration, fixture or alteration works in your flat, you must at your own cost:
- Reinstate the original fixtures and fittings of the Housing Authority (HA)
- Remove additional fixtures and installations
- Clear all unwanted furniture, sundries and refuse
If you fail to do the above, the HA will deduct from your deposit the costs for any necessary cleaning and maintenance services plus relevant administration charges.
Notify Utility Providers and Banks
You must notify the public utility (e.g. gas, power, telephone) companies and the Water Authority to close your accounts and terminate their services to the flat.
If you have been paying your rent / licence fee through auto-pay, you should also inform your bank to cease the concerned auto-pay service.
Extended Stay
If you have acquired another form of subsidised housing, but for some reasons cannot vacate and surrender the PRH / IH flat to the HA within 60 days, you may apply for an extended stay for a maximum period of 30 days, during which you are required to pay an occupation fee as follows:
- if your rent/ licence fee payable is 2.5 times the net rent/ licence fee plus rates or below, the occupation fee amount is equivalent to three times net rent/ licence fee plus rates; or
- if your rent/ licence fee payable is 3.5 times or 4.5 times the net rent/ licence fee plus rates, the occupation fee amount is equivalent to the prevailing rent/ licence fee level plus rates; or
- if you are a market rent/ licence fee payer at the time of termination of tenancy/ licence, to pay market rent/ licence fee or 4.5 times the net rent/ licence fee plus rates (whichever is the higher).
An occupation fee has to be paid in advance and in full.
