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Warren Housing Authority Emergency Transfer Policy for Participant Families

The initial PHA must not provide portable assistance for a participant if a family has moved out of its assisted unit in violation of the lease [24 CFR 982.353(b)]. The Violence against Women Act of 2013 (VAWA) creates an exception to this prohibition for families who are otherwise in compliance with program obligations but have moved to protect the health or safety of a family member who is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking and who reasonably believed he or she was imminently threatened by harm from further violence if he or she remained in the unit [24 CFR 982.353(b)].

Additional Resources

• National Domestic Violence Hotline – 1-800-799-7233 or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY)
• The Rape, Abuse & Incest National Network’s National Sexual Assault telephone Hotline – 1-800-656-4673
• National Center for Victims of Crime’s Stalking Resource Center