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Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and California Early Lease Termination and Lock Change Laws: Information and Checklist for RAD Owners and Management Agents

Abstract

The Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) protects victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking (“VAWA Crimes”) from discrimination in accessing and maintaining federally assisted housing because of the violence committed against them. California laws require housing providers to provide early lease terminations and lock changes for victims in certain situations. This checklist outlines the basic obligations of RAD owners and their management agents under VAWA and California laws.

Resource File
Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act and California Early Lease Termination and Lock Change Laws: Information and Checklis
Author(s)
National Housing Law Project

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This project is sponsored under Family Violence Prevention and Services grant awards from the Office of Family Violence Prevention and Service within the Administration for Children and Families at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Office on Violence Against Women and the Office for Victims of Crime at the U.S. Department of Justice, and the Office of Special Needs Assistance Programs at the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development. The interagency collaboration established this domestic violence and housing technical assistance consortium to provide national domestic violence and housing training and resource development.