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Legal Information: Federal

VAWA Housing Protections

Updated: 
January 1, 2024

What federal housing programs have VAWA protections?

Federal housing programs that are subject to VAWA protections include:

  • Public Housing
  • Section 8 Housing Choice Vouchers
  • Project-based Section 8
  • Section 202 Supportive Housing for the Elderly
  • Section 811 Supportive Housing for People with Disabilities
  • § 236 Multifamily Rental Housing
  • § 221(d)(3) Below Market Interest Rate
  • HOME
  • Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS
  • McKinney-Vento Act Homelessness Programs
  • Rural Development Multifamily programs
  • Low Income Housing Tax Credit1
  • Housing Trust Fund.2

1 34 USC § 12491(a)(3)
2 24 C.F.R. § 5.2003

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