HUD Housing Programs: Tenants’ Rights (The Green Book): 13.2.7 Remedies under VAWA
VAWA includes several potential avenues for survivors of VAWA crimes to pursue, outlined in this section, which generally allow the survivor to remain in federally assisted housing while taking actions to ensure safety—such as requesting an emergency transfer to a safe unit, or requesting to bifurcate the lease to remove the abuser. However, in practice, the extent to which these avenues are successfully utilized by survivors depends on a number of factors, including (and especially) the actions taken by the covered housing provider.