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New HUD Form 50066HUD has issued new HUD Form 50066 to be used by public housing residents and persons assisted under the Section 8 rental assistance programs to certify that they are victims of domestic violence, dating violence or stalking. Under the provisions of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), delivery of a written certification on a HUD-approved form is one method by which a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking may invoke the protections contained in VAWA against termination of tenancy or rental assistance and certain other protections. HUD Form 50066 is now available for this purpose; you may obtain a copy of the form from HUD Clips at: http://www.hudclips.org/sub_nonhud/html/pdfforms/50066.docMany housing agencies who have awaited the issuance of both this form and implementing regulations by HUD, have yet to implement the provisions of VAWA. However, agencies should be aware that the provisions of the law, which was signed by President Bush in January 2006, are self-implementing. HUD regulations may not be available for many months. Therefore, public housing agencies and Section 8 owners and managers should not delay taking the measures necessary to implement VAWA pending HUD's issuance of regulations. If you are a NAHRO member, NAHRO has posted a number of sample documents on their web site at http://www.nahro.org/members/news/2006/vawa_docs.cfm that may be used by agency counsel as points of departure to start the implementation process. The posting of these documents is not intended as a substitute for involving each agency's legal counsel, which agencies are strongly encouraged to do.
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