diff --git a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
index 277f81b72..f8bba4967 100644
--- a/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
+++ b/src/registrar/assets/js/get-gov-admin.js
@@ -807,10 +807,8 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
             if (organizationType.value !== "federal") {
                 organizationType.value = "federal";
             }
-            // Set the SO field
         }else if (selectedText === "Non-Federal Agency" && organizationType.value === "federal") {
             organizationType.value = "";
-            // Set the SO field
         }
         
         // There isn't a senior official associated with null records and non federal agencies
@@ -830,6 +828,8 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
         .then(response => response.json())
         .then(data => {
             if (data.error) {
+                // Clear the field if the SO doesn't exist
+                $seniorOfficial.val("").trigger("change");
                 console.error('Error in AJAX call: ' + data.error);
                 return;
             }
@@ -837,7 +837,8 @@ function initializeWidgetOnList(list, parentId) {
             let seniorOfficialId = data.id;
             let seniorOfficialName = [data.first_name, data.last_name].join(" ");
             if (!seniorOfficialId || !seniorOfficialName || !seniorOfficialName.trim()){
-                console.error("Could not assign current Senior Official: no values found.")
+                // Clear the field if the SO doesn't exist
+                $seniorOfficial.val("").trigger("change");
                 return;
             }
 
diff --git a/src/registrar/models/portfolio.py b/src/registrar/models/portfolio.py
index 06b01e672..e705aaa83 100644
--- a/src/registrar/models/portfolio.py
+++ b/src/registrar/models/portfolio.py
@@ -110,3 +110,12 @@ class Portfolio(TimeStampedModel):
 
     def __str__(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.organization_name}"
+
+    def save(self, *args, **kwargs):
+        """Save override for custom properties"""
+
+        # We can't have urbanization if the state isn't puerto rico
+        if self.state_territory != self.StateTerritoryChoices.PUERTO_RICO and self.urbanization:
+            self.urbanization = None
+
+        super().save(*args, **kwargs)
diff --git a/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py b/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py
index a1639529f..f1cb7c75f 100644
--- a/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py
+++ b/src/registrar/views/utility/api_views.py
@@ -25,6 +25,12 @@ def get_senior_official_from_federal_agency_json(request):
     if agency and senior_official:
         # Convert the agency object to a dictionary
         so_dict = model_to_dict(senior_official)
+
+        # The phone number field isn't json serializable, so we 
+        # convert this to a string first if it exists.
+        if "phone" in so_dict and so_dict.get("phone"):
+            so_dict["phone"] = str(so_dict["phone"])
+
         return JsonResponse(so_dict)
     else:
         return JsonResponse({"error": "Senior Official not found"}, status=404)