VAWA Home: Rights for Survivors in LIHTC
VAWA and LIHTC Resources
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National Council of State Housing Agencies, Recommended Practices in Housing Credit Administration, Recommended Practice # 42 Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) Compliance, pp. 41-42 (December 2017)
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National Alliance for Safe Housing, Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program Resources for Survivor Advocates
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Rachel Blake & Karlo Ng, Upstanders and Bystanders: The Role of State Housing Finance Agencies in Implementing the Violence Against Women Act in the Low Income Housing Tax Credit Program, American Bar Association, Journal of Affordable Housing & Community Development Law, Volume 28, Number 2 (2019)
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ACLU, et al, Protections Delayed: State Housing Finance Agency Compliance with the Violence Against Women Act (May 2017)
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Regional Housing Legal Services, Protections Delayed, State Housing Finance Agency Compliance With The Violence Against Women Act: Advocacy Toolkit (May 2017)
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California Tax Credit Allocation Committee, Memorandum re: “Low Income Housing Tax Credit (“LIHTC”) Violence Against Women Act (“VAWA”) and Manager’s Unit Guidance” (December 22, 2017)
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Novogradac, Affordable Housing Resource Center, QAPs and Applications
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Novogradac, Affordable Housing Resource Center, Compliance Manuals
VAWA Housing Implementation Resources
U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)
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HUD’s final rule implementing VAWA 2013
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In November 2016, HUD published final regulations implementing VAWA 2013’s housing protections. This rule applies to the HUD programs covered by VAWA 2013. In December 2016, HUD issued corrections to the final rule.
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HUD’s VAWA 2013 forms
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As part of HUD’s final VAWA 2013 rule, HUD issued four forms to be used by housing providers.
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Form HUD-5380 Notice of Occupancy Rights under VAWA
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Form HUD-5381 Model Emergency Transfer Plan
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Form HUD-5382 VAWA Self-certification Form
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Form HUD-5383 Emergency Transfer Request Form
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Translated versions of these forms are available on HUD’s website in Arabic, Armenian, Cambodian/Khmer, Creole, Hmong, Japanese, Korean, Lao, Mandarin/Chinese, Russian, Somali, Spanish, Thai, and Vietnamese.
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HUD's notices and guidances implementing VAWA 2013
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In May 2017 and June 2017, HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing and Office of Housing respectively issued notices for public housing authorities and owners/managers on implementing the requirements of VAWA 2013. The notices provide important guidance and clarification regarding key VAWA 2013 protections and remedies, including emergency transfers, lease bifurcations, and confidentiality. Additionally, HUD’s Office of Housing published VAWA 2013 Q&As for multifamily housing owners and managers.
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HUD’s Office of Public and Indian Housing
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HUD’s Office of Housing
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HUD VAWA lease addendums
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Form HUD-52641-A, Tenancy Addendum for the Section 8 Tenant-based Assistance Housing Choice Voucher Program
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Form HUD 91067 - VAWA 2005 Lease Addendum for HUD Multifamily Housing. (Also available in Amharic, Arabic, Armenian, Chinese, Farsi, French, Khmer/Cambodian, Korean, Portuguese, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese.)
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HUD FHEO Memorandum, Assessing Claims of Housing Discrimination against Victims of Domestic Violence under the Fair Housing Act (FHAct) and the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) (Feb. 9, 2011)
U.S.D.A. Rural Development (RD)
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Administrative Letter re: “Ensuring Access to Safe Housing for Rural Development Tenants Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013” (November 23, 2020)
Other Resources
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National Housing Law Project, VAWA 2013 Know Your Rights Brochure in English and Spanish (September 2018)
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National Alliance for Safe Housing & National Housing Law Project, Community-based Advocates Toolkit, How to Make Sure Your Clients Have Safe Housing: A Resource Guide for Professionals Helping Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Dating Violence Survivors (May 2019)
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National Sexual Violence Resource Center, Sexual Violence & Housing Resource Collection