The National Housing Law Project (NHLP) will hold an October 30 webinar explaining the basic rights of domestic violence survivors provided by federal laws. Survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, dating violence, and stalking have housing rights under federal law as well as under some state and local laws. These rights are meant to ensure survivors have access to safe shelter or housing, whether they want to stay in their housing or shelter or move out and find another place to live.
The webinar will provide:
- An update on the reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA)
- An overview of federal housing protections, specifically VAWA, the federal Fair Housing Act (FHA), the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act
- An overview of state and local housing protections
- Descriptions of ways federal housing protections can apply to situations involving discrimination, documentation, and notice/rental agreements/leases
- Resources
Presenters:
- Debbie Fox, senior housing policy and practice specialist, National Network to End Domestic Violence
- Larisa Kofman, J.D., director of systems and policy initiatives, National Alliance for Safe Housing
- Karlo Ng, J.D., supervising attorney, National Housing Law Project
- Kate Walz, J.D., vice president of advocacy and senior director of litigation, Shriver Center on Poverty Law
The webinar will take place on October 30 at 1:30 p.m. ET. Register at https://bit.ly/35kW4kk
The webinar will feature scenarios from the Community-based Advocates Toolkit: A Resource Guide for Professionals Helping Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault, Stalking and Dating Violence Survivors (2019), published by the National Alliance for Safe Housing and the National Housing Law Project.