A VAWA-related move requires no advance notice and no minimum tenure, and must be covered by the Emergency Transfer Plan

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Where the family or a family member is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault or stalking and the move is needed to protect health or safety, or where a family member was the victim of a sexual assault on the premises in the preceding 90 calendar days, the family need not give the owner advance written notice or contact the PHA before moving. The PHA may not terminate assistance because of such a move and must offer continued tenant-based assistance where the family had at least one year of PBV assistance. The PHA must describe in its Emergency Transfer Plan how it facilitates emergency transfers for PBV families, including where the victim has less than one year of assistance.

Confidence

high

Effective from

2024-06-06

Last reviewed

2026-08-22