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NHLP Available to Provide Technical Assistance on Housing Issues
The National Housing Law Project is available by phone or email to provide technical assistance to Legal Assistance for Victims grantees that have questions regarding their clients’ housing issues. Some of the topics that we have previously consulted on include survivors who are facing evictions or subsidy terminations in federally subsidized housing; survivors who need to relocate from Section 8 or public housing; and survivors who must break their leases and move to safer homes. For assistance, contact Meliah Schultzman at mschultzman@nhlp.org or Navneet Grewal at ngrewal@nhlp.org or call 510-251-9400.
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NHLP provides free technical assistance and training to Department of Justice Legal Assistance for Victims (LAV) grantees. NHLP has provided numerous trainings and extensive technical assistance on the housing provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Fair Housing Act, and state law housing protections for survivors of domestic violence, stalking, and sexual assault.

Some of the services we offer LAV grantees include:

• Technical assistance via phone or email regarding survivors' housing protections
• Web-based and conference-call trainings on common housing issues that survivors face
• Information and materials, such as fact sheets, advocacy materials- and training curricula

This section contains materials NHLP has prepared for LAV grantees, including information packets, training curricula, and newsletters.

Materials

VAWA Housing Toolkit
This toolkit is designed to provide advocates with an overview of VAWA’s housing provisions and includes:

  • Recent legal developments
  • Sample advocacy materials, including pleadings and demand letters
  • A statutory compendium of VAWA’s housing provisions
  • Administrative guidance, such as VAWA notices and forms published by the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD)

Training Curricula: Housing Rights of Sexual Assault Survivors
These training materials discuss common housing obstacles that sexual assault survivors encounter, as well as their rights under state laws, fair housing laws and VAWA.

Training Curricula: Housing Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors
These training materials discuss common housing obstacles that domestic violence survivors encounter, their rights under federal and state laws, and advocacy approaches.

Newsletters
Monthly Newsletters for DOJ Grantees

Webinar: Quick tips for Assisting Survivors with Housing Issues
This webinar and the accompanying materials outline advocacy strategies that can be used to address some of the most common housing issues survivors encounter.

Webinar: Subsidized Housing and Battered Immigrants
Access to federally subsidized housing is often essential for battered immigrants seeking to escape their abusers. This webinar provides an overview of the immigration status requirements for the various federally subsidized housing programs.

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Webinar materials are available here.

VAWA Housing Brochure for Tenants
This brochure is designed for tenants living in federally subsidized housing and includes basic information on the housing protections of the Violence Against Women Act.

Webinar: Housing and Survivors with Criminal Records
Many domestic violence survivors have criminal history that is directly related to the acts of abuse committed against them. Unfortunately, some survivors are denied subsidized housing as a result of this criminal history. This webinar provides an overview of the rules that apply to subsidized housing applicants who have criminal history. Webinar materials are available here.

Assisting Survivors of Domestic Violence in Applying for Housing
This Manual provides a comprehensive review of domestic violence survivors’ rights in applying for housing. It includes information on the subsidized housing application process, common barriers to housing that survivors face, and strategies for challenging denials of housing.

State Law Compendium: Housing Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors
This Compendium compiles state and local laws that affect domestic violence survivors’ housing rights. It is designed to serve as a starting point for advocates seeking to conduct research on the housing protections that their state laws offer for domestic violence survivors.