National Housing Law Project

This webinar presentation and accompanying materials offer information on government funded programs providing emergency shelter, transitional housing, public and assisted housing to immigrant victims of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking, stalking and dating violence. Information is included about what programs are open to all immigrants without regard to immigration status and which are limited to certain categories of immigrant victims including access to public and assisted housing for VAWA self-petitioners and Human Trafficking victims with HHS certifications.

Resource links include:

• Webinar Recording
• Power Point Slides
• Training Materials Packet
• Additional Materials

This webinar provides an introduction to the issue of nuisance ordinances and crime-free housing policies, including how they jeopardize housing security for survivors of domestic and sexual violence; generally discuss federal and state-level protections for survivors and other groups who are impacted by nuisance ordinances; and outline NHLP’s resources concerning the nuisance and crime-free issue.

Related materials:

• Webinar slides
• Handout: Select Resources Related to Nuisance Ordinances and Crime-Free Housing Policies

Modeled after HUD multifamily VAWA lease addendum - Form 91067, this sample lease addendum is intended to serve as an example for amending a lease to reflect the property's participation in federally funded program(s) that mandate the protections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.

Modeled after HUD multifamily VAWA lease addendum - Form 91067, this sample lease addendum is intended to serve as an example for amending a lease in California to reflect a property's participation in federally funded program(s) that mandate the protections of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013.

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. In 2013, Congress expanded VAWA’s housing protections by covering additional federal housing programs, including the Low-Income Housing Tax Credit program (“LIHTC”).[1] This checklist outlines the obligations of LIHTC owners and their management agents (“O/As”) under VAWA.

Under certain emergency circumstances, RAD participant households may need to move immediately to other assisted housing units to ensure their safety. This emergency referral policy is designed to be used when processing emergency referral requests from current RAD participant households who are requesting to move to another RAD unit outside of their current property.

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.

Survivors who have disabilities may face barriers to admission or continued occupancy due to their disability. To allow a survivor with a disability the equal opportunity to use and enjoy a dwelling, the survivor may seek a reasonable accommodation, which is a change in a rule, policy or practice. These webinar slides and accompanying fact sheets address common housing issues that survivors with disabilities face, housing rights and protections available for disabled survivors and how laws regarding reasonable accommodation may be used to advocate for disabled survivors housing needs.

Review and discussion of the VAWA 2013’s new and continuing housing protections for survivors of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault and stalking. Includes an overview of federally assisted housing programs covered by VAWA 2013.

This article summarizes the major housing provisions of VAWA 2013 and highlights key differences between VAWA 2005 and VAWA 2013.