1.4.6 Domestic Violence

Under the Violence Against Women Act, PHAs may not use an individual’s status as a survivor of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking as a basis to deny admission to public housing.1  Similarly, a denial may not be based on any incident or activity related to domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. This may include adverse factors such as a poor rental or credit history that is a direct result of being a survivor.2

• 124 C.F.R. § 5.2005(b); see also Section 1.7 of this manual's chapter on landlord-tenant law.
• 2Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act of 2013: Implementation in HUD Housing Programs, 81 Fed. Reg. 80,724, 80,728­–29 (Nov. 16, 2016).