diff --git a/src/components/form/household.tsx b/src/components/form/household.tsx
index 2ba4deec..3bb1a326 100644
--- a/src/components/form/household.tsx
+++ b/src/components/form/household.tsx
@@ -28,12 +28,8 @@ const HouseholdField = ({
       DEFAULT_MULTPLE_OPTION_DELIMITER
     );
     if (hasExistingMultipleValues) {
-      return [
-        true,
-        changeValue?.split(DEFAULT_MULTPLE_OPTION_DELIMITER).map((value) => {
-          return options.find((option) => option.value === value);
-        })
-      ];
+      // if there are existing multiple values after switching from multiselect to single select, clear the value in the dropdown
+      return [isMultiselect, []];
     }
 
     return [
diff --git a/src/components/table/admin.tsx b/src/components/table/admin.tsx
index b6e8a8b0..7fcca8d7 100644
--- a/src/components/table/admin.tsx
+++ b/src/components/table/admin.tsx
@@ -119,7 +119,6 @@ const AdminTable = ({
                     status={detailsElement.status}
                     nhcount={detailsElement.nhcount}
                     defaultOption={policy?.defaultType}
-                    optionMultiSelect={policy?.isMultiselect}
                   />
                 </td>
               ))}
diff --git a/src/components/table/privatetable.tsx b/src/components/table/privatetable.tsx
index d9982c7f..36ebc7bd 100644
--- a/src/components/table/privatetable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/table/privatetable.tsx
@@ -49,7 +49,6 @@ const PrivateTerritoryTable = ({
                     status={element.status}
                     nhcount={element.nhcount}
                     defaultOption={hhpolicy?.defaultType}
-                    optionMultiSelect={hhpolicy?.isMultiselect}
                   />
                 </div>
               </Card.Body>
diff --git a/src/components/table/publictable.tsx b/src/components/table/publictable.tsx
index 2040fbb4..edbbffc2 100644
--- a/src/components/table/publictable.tsx
+++ b/src/components/table/publictable.tsx
@@ -42,7 +42,6 @@ const PublicTerritoryTable = ({
                     status={element.status}
                     nhcount={element.nhcount}
                     defaultOption={hhPolicy?.defaultType}
-                    optionMultiSelect={hhPolicy?.isMultiselect}
                   />
                 </td>
               ))}
diff --git a/src/components/table/unit.tsx b/src/components/table/unit.tsx
index b7977e4a..69b3f5a4 100644
--- a/src/components/table/unit.tsx
+++ b/src/components/table/unit.tsx
@@ -1,10 +1,6 @@
 import { memo } from "react";
 import { Badge } from "react-bootstrap";
-import {
-  DEFAULT_CONGREGATION_OPTION_IS_MULTIPLE,
-  DEFAULT_MULTPLE_OPTION_DELIMITER,
-  STATUS_CODES
-} from "../../utils/constants";
+import { STATUS_CODES } from "../../utils/constants";
 import { unitProps } from "../../utils/interface";
 import NotHomeIcon from "./nothome";
 
@@ -14,8 +10,6 @@ const UnitStatus = memo((props: unitProps) => {
   const currentStatus = props.status;
   const nhcount = props.nhcount;
   const defaultOption = props.defaultOption || "";
-  const isMultiSelect =
-    props.optionMultiSelect || DEFAULT_CONGREGATION_OPTION_IS_MULTIPLE;
   let status = "";
 
   if (currentStatus === STATUS_CODES.INVALID) {
@@ -29,22 +23,7 @@ const UnitStatus = memo((props: unitProps) => {
     status = "🚫 ";
   }
 
-  const getHouseholdBadge = (
-    householdType: string,
-    isMultiSelect: boolean,
-    defaultOption: string
-  ) => {
-    if (isMultiSelect) {
-      const multHouseholdTypes = householdType
-        .split(DEFAULT_MULTPLE_OPTION_DELIMITER)
-        .filter((type) => type !== defaultOption)
-        .join(DEFAULT_MULTPLE_OPTION_DELIMITER);
-      return (
-        <Badge bg="secondary" className="me-1" pill>
-          {multHouseholdTypes}
-        </Badge>
-      );
-    }
+  const getHouseholdBadge = (householdType: string, defaultOption: string) => {
     if (householdType === defaultOption) {
       return <></>;
     }
@@ -62,7 +41,7 @@ const UnitStatus = memo((props: unitProps) => {
         <NotHomeIcon nhcount={nhcount} classProp={"me-1"} />
       )}
       {note && <>🗒️ </>}
-      {getHouseholdBadge(householdType, isMultiSelect, defaultOption)}
+      {getHouseholdBadge(householdType, defaultOption)}
     </>
   );
 });
diff --git a/src/utils/constants.tsx b/src/utils/constants.tsx
index 8381eab7..77b7de00 100644
--- a/src/utils/constants.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/constants.tsx
@@ -56,7 +56,7 @@ const FIREBASE_FUNCTION_TIMEOUT = 3000;
 const DEFAULT_CONGREGATION_MAX_TRIES = 2;
 
 const DEFAULT_CONGREGATION_OPTION_IS_MULTIPLE = false;
-const DEFAULT_MULTPLE_OPTION_DELIMITER = ",";
+const DEFAULT_MULTPLE_OPTION_DELIMITER = ", ";
 
 const COUNTABLE_HOUSEHOLD_STATUS = [
   STATUS_CODES.DONE,
diff --git a/src/utils/interface.tsx b/src/utils/interface.tsx
index 015fe11c..0a3b79c4 100644
--- a/src/utils/interface.tsx
+++ b/src/utils/interface.tsx
@@ -28,7 +28,6 @@ export interface unitProps {
   status: string;
   nhcount?: string;
   defaultOption?: string;
-  optionMultiSelect?: boolean;
 }
 
 export interface valuesDetails {