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VAWA Housing Protections for Survivors

Housing protections under the Violence Against Women Act for survivors in covered federally assisted housing programs.

Reviewed 2026-10-01

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Legal information, not individual legal advice

Housing rights can depend on notices, deadlines, local court procedure, housing program rules, tenancy status, and facts that are not captured in a general article. Urgent court, lockout, subsidy, or eviction matters should be reviewed promptly by qualified local counsel or legal aid.

Who may be protected

VAWA housing protections can apply in public housing, housing choice voucher programs, homeless assistance, and other HUD-assisted housing programs.

What protections can address

VAWA can protect qualifying survivors from being denied admission, evicted, or losing housing assistance because of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking, subject to program rules and documentation requirements.

Emergency transfer and confidentiality

Covered housing providers may have emergency-transfer obligations and confidentiality requirements. Ask the housing authority or provider for its VAWA notice and emergency-transfer plan.

Complaints

HUD accepts VAWA-related complaints through its fair-housing enforcement process.

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