The Safe Homes Act: New Housing Protections for Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence
Please feel free to download and distribute the following materials
on the housing rights of victims of domestic and sexual violence. Check
back frequently for additions, including translations. Contact Michaella M. Furman for information on free
trainings regarding The Safe Homes Act and the housing provisions of
the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (VAWA).
BROCHURES
Brochures on the Housing Rights of Victims of Domestic and Sexual Violence are available in the following languages:
- English (Revised)
- Spanish (Revised)
- Chinese (Revised)
- Vietnamese (Revised)
- Arabic
- Farsi
- Korean
- Polish
- Russian
- Urdu
FLYERS
Flyers on the Safe Homes Act are available in the following languages:
- English (Revised)
- Spanish (Revised)
- Chinese (Revised)
- Vietnamese (Revised)
- Arabic
- Farsi
- Korean
- Polish
- Russian
- Urdu
Flyers on the Housing Provisions of the Violence Against Women Act are available in the following languages:
- English (Revised)
- Spanish (Revised)
- Chinese (Revised)
- Vietnamese (Revised)
- Arabic
- Farsi
- Korean
- Polish
- Russian
- Urdu
LEGAL TOOLS
- Sample Affirmative Defense for Credible Imminent Threat of Harm
- Sample Affirmative Defense for Victims of Sexual Violence
- Sample Complaint
- Sample Notice for Lock Change: For Written Leases When the Perpetrator Is NOT a Leaseholder
- Sample Notice for Lock Change: For ALL Oral Leases OR Written Leases When the Perpetrator IS a Leaseholder
- Sample Notice to End the Lease Early Due to Credible Imminent Threat of Domestic or Sexual Violence
- Sample Notice to End the Lease Early: Sexual Violence Occurred on the Premises--No Credible Imminent Threat of Future Violence
For more information about resources for victims of domestic and sexual violence, please visit the Women's Law and Policy Project.
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