VAWA Lease Addendum

Lenoir Housing Authority
Phone: 828.758.5536
431 Vance Street NW
Lenoir, NC 28645
Monday - Thursday 7:00am - 5:00 pm
Friday 7:00  am - 1:00 pm

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Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005

This lease addendum adds the following paragraphs to the Lease between the below-referenced Tenant and Landlord.

Purpose of the Addendum
The lease for the above-referenced unit is being amended to include the provisions of the Violence Against Women and Justice Department Reauthorization Act of 2005 (VAWA).

Conflicts with Other Provisions of the Lease
In case of any conflict between the provisions of this Addendum and other sections of the Lease, the provisions of this Addendum shall prevail. 

VAWA protections

1. The Landlord may not consider incidents of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking as serious or repeated violations of the lease or other "good cause" for termination of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights of the victim of abuse.
2. The Landlord may not consider criminal activity directly relating to abuse, engaged in by a member of a tenant's household or any guest or other person under the tenant's control, cause for termination of assistance, tenancy, or occupancy rights if the tenant or an immediate member of the tenant's family is the victim or threatened victim of that abuse.
3. The Landlord may request in writing that the victim, or a family member on the victim's behalf, certify that the individual is a victim of abuse and that the Certification of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence or Stalking, Form HUD-91066, or other documentation as noted on the certification form, be completed and submitted within 14 business days, or an agreed-upon extension date, to receive protection under the VAWA. Failure to provide the certification or other supporting documentation within the specified timeframe may result in eviction.