FVAP’s Housing Safety & Justice program was created to address the widespread issue of homelessness as a direct result of domestic violence. California and Federal laws provide protections for survivors facing housing crises, but survivors, advocates, housing providers and employers are often unaware of these protections.
To better protect survivors and inform the people who serve them, FVAP provides trainings and on-call legal assistance to advocates and attorneys statewide about the unique protections that survivors have when it comes to housing. FVAP’s goal is to ensure that advocates and attorneys have the knowledge and tools to empower survivors to obtain or maintain safe housing.
Learn more about how the Housing Safety & Justice Program may be able to help you by viewing our info sheet.
Legal Resources
Housing Law Resources for Survivors
Housing Law Resources Provided by FVAP:
- Housing Toolkit: Helping Survivors Obtain Housing
- Housing Toolkit: Helping Survivors Move Safely
- Survivors of Domestic Violence and Letters of Priority Entitlement (LOPE)
- Move-Out Order Tip Sheet
- How Do I Get a Court to Reach the Additional Requests in My Restraining Order?
- Housing and Employment: Legal Rights of Survivors of Domestic Violence (Training video)
Housing Law Resources Provided by National Housing Law Project:
- California Eviction Defense Packet
- California Lock Changes Packet
- VAWA 2013 Know Your Rights Brochure in English and Spanish
- Survivors Have Rights and Protections to Move with a Voucher
- Federal Housing Rights of Survivors with Limited English Proficiency
- The Role of State Housing Agencies in Improving Survivors’ Access to and Retention of LIHTC Housing
Other Housing Law Resources:
- The Right to a Safe Home Act: An Overview for California Advocates
- CA COVID-19 Eviction Protections (Video playlist by Legal Services of Northern California) – Available in English and Spanish
- CA Eviction Protections: COVID-19 Tenant Relief Act of 2020 (Video playlist by Legal Services of Northern California) – Available in English, Cantonese, Mandarin, Russian, Spanish, Tagalog, and Vietnamese
