On March 7, 2019, U.S. Representatives Karen Bass (D-CA-37) and Brian Fitzpatrick (R-PA-1) introduced a bipartisan bill to reauthorize the Violence Against Women Act...
National Housing Law Project (NHLP) has partnered with the National Consumer Law Center (NCLC) to offer HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (5th ed.) on NCLC’s...
NHLP publishes a newsletter on a variety of current housing issues that affect survivors of domestic and sexual violence. Issue One 2019 Newsletter This...
On October 10, the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) published a proposed rule that would make it more likely for certain immigrants to be denied...
This webinar provides an introduction to the issue of nuisance ordinances and crime-free housing policies, including how they jeopardize housing security for 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...
This Q and A has basic information for survivors that have a criminal record and are applying for federally subsidized housing. Issues covered include matters...
The majority of sexual assault survivors are victimized by a non-intimate partner and more than half of sexual assaults occur where the victim lives. Housing...
HUD issued a final rule, which was effective December 16, 2016, implementing the housing provisions of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013 (VAWA...
On April 1, 2015, the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) published a proposed rule regarding the implementation of the Violence Against Women Reauthorization...
