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I rent to S8 tenants. I'm about to install a tenant who is the client of a community based agency funded through HUD. The agency will pay tenant's rent for one year and may extend it for an additional year. Today, the agency wants me to sign a VAWA addendum for my lease.
I have never had to do this for a HUD tenant. Google can't find where the law is still valid. From what I could find the Act was not recertified beyond June 2017. I told the agency that the Act had expired and they sent the same form with the expiration date "whited out." In my lease, I have language that says if your guests act a fool then you are the fool too and will be tossed. The addendum is counter to my lease. I'm empathetic to anyone who is a victim of DV and happy to let them out of the lease ASAP.
Normally, domestic violence laws concerning housing are all about letting the victim out of the lease without penalty. I'm not familiar with any law that says you must allow them to remain no matter what property damage is happening, or how much public disturbance, or how many police calls.
OP, if you don't like the agency's paperwork and terms, then say "no thank you" and move on. It's not like there are never any other tenants available.
Not that I understand what your issue is, but I suggest to never enter into a contract when you dislike the terms of it.
Actually, it was reauthorized through stop gap measures that extended the expiration into 2019 not 2017.
Now, they can require you to sign it as a condition of continued participation even though the law currently doesn't exist to be enforced. The form is required as it's likely going to get reauthorized this session. If that happens, HUD will require you abide by it. Your clause that could hold a victim liable if their guest is their abuses in contrary to existing laws so that part is basically meaningless under almost very state's laws. Maybe the housing agency saw that in your lease and sent the VAWA form sort of as a hint to get that stupid clause out of the lease.
I'm curious to know what the addendum actually says. Even if VAWA is currently not an active law, worded properly the addendum could still cover expectations based on the language of the law as passed by Congress, even if it provides no legal (other than contractual) requirements on you.
I'm curious to know what the addendum actually says. Even if VAWA is currently not an active law, worded properly the addendum could still cover expectations based on the language of the law as passed by Congress, even if it provides no legal (other than contractual) requirements on you.
Actually, it was reauthorized through stop gap measures that extended the expiration into 2019 not 2017.
Now, they can require you to sign it as a condition of continued participation even though the law currently doesn't exist to be enforced. The form is required as it's likely going to get reauthorized this session. If that happens, HUD will require you abide by it. Your clause that could hold a victim liable if their guest is their abuses in contrary to existing laws so that part is basically meaningless under almost very state's laws. Maybe the housing agency saw that in your lease and sent the VAWA form sort of as a hint to get that stupid clause out of the lease.
I did some more Googling and looks like congress reauthorized the Act in 2020.
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