3-day Virtual Seminar

VAWA Compliance for HUD Multifamily Housing: Requirements and Updated Forms

Overview

VAWA affects many parts of HUD Multifamily operations, from applicant screening and move-in through lease enforcement, emergency transfers, and termination actions. Housing providers must understand who receives protection, which adverse factors may be directly related to VAWA violence or abuse, and when additional documentation may be requested.

This session reviews the core VAWA requirements that apply to covered HUD Multifamily housing and explains how staff should respond when an applicant or tenant requests protection. Participants will examine HUD's updated VAWA forms, required distribution practices, confidentiality standards, emergency transfer procedures, and record-retention requirements. The session will also address the limited intersection between VAWA and HOTMA's real-property restriction. Practical examples will help participants distinguish required actions from recommended practices and avoid common compliance mistakes.

Why you should Attend

VAWA compliance requires more than placing the correct forms in a tenant file. Staff must recognize when an adverse factor may be directly related to VAWA violence or abuse, know what documentation they may request, protect confidential information, and correctly process emergency transfer requests. A well-intentioned but improper response can expose a survivor to additional risk while creating serious fair housing and compliance concerns for the property. This session will help participants understand the requirements and apply them consistently in real situations.

Areas Covered in the Session

• VAWA's purpose, covered crimes, protected individuals, and applicability to HUD Multifamily housing
  
• Admission, occupancy, assistance, lease enforcement, termination, and eviction protections
  
• Determining whether poor credit, rental history, criminal records, unpaid rent, or other adverse factors directly resulted from VAWA violence or abuse
  
• Permissible documentation requests, survivor self-certification, and objectively reasonable determinations
  
• Confidentiality requirements, restricted access, safe communication, and proper storage of VAWA information
  
• Updated HUD forms 5380, 5381, 5382, 5383, and 5384 and the HUD-91067 VAWA Lease Addendum
  
• Required distribution of the Notice of Occupancy Rights and Certification Form
  
• Emergency Transfer Plan requirements, internal and external transfers, transfer priorities, and property-specific procedures
  
• HUD-5384 Emergency Transfer Data Collection Form and its current status for HUD Multifamily owners and agents
  
• Recordkeeping, form acknowledgements, language assistance, reasonable accommodations, and staff best practices

Who Will Benefit

• Property Managers and Assistant Property Managers
  
• Regional Property Managers
  
• Occupancy and Compliance Specialists
  
• Compliance Managers and Directors
  
• Owners and Management Agents
  
• Admissions and Waiting-List Staff
  
• Resident Services Staff and Service Coordinators
  
• Asset Managers
  
• Quality Assurance and Internal Audit Staff
  
• Affordable housing Consultants and Trainers