• Change in family size—top priority for transfer is given to residents with a change in family size that puts them in a different household occupancy priority category.
• Disability issues—physical difficulties in managing current apartment location.
• Length of wait lists—how long new applicants have been on list.
• Availability of vacant apartments.
• Availability of maintenance and housekeeping staff time to prepare units.
• Extenuating circumstances in current location such as extreme noise, harassment, conflicts with neighbors, irresolvable conditions.

We rarely consider transfers between priority levels– for example, if your household qualifies for a one-bedroom unit, we generally would not approve a transfer to a two-bedroom unit unless there was no one else on the wait list in the top priority category for the two-bedrooms.

When calculating direct and indirect expenses for any two apartments involved in a transfer, the cost of doing a transfer is estimated in the range of $1,000—$2,000 for additional maintenance, cleaning, and lost income from down-time.  Therefore, we generally don’t approve transfers for less essential factors like change of scenery, better view, different carpet color, or more open space.

Transfer request forms are available from the Orchard Court Manager, Office # 126, 737-7794.

Last Updated on February 12, 2003

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