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Request a VAWA emergency housing transfer

Public housing and multifamily tenants who are victims of domestic or dating violence, sexual assault or stalking can ask Homes for Good for an emergency transfer.

Steps

5 steps
  1. Check that you qualifyYou or a household member is a victim, you ask for the transfer, and you reasonably believe staying risks imminent harm.
  2. Tell the management officeNotify the Homes for Good management office and submit a written request for a transfer to any Homes for Good office.
  3. Put your request in writingForm HUD-5383 is on the Homes for Good forms page. Say you believe you face imminent harm if you stay in your unit.
  4. Send documentation if you are askedIf Homes for Good needs documentation and has none, it sets a deadline. It can extend that deadline in writing.
  5. Wait for a safe unitHomes for Good will act as quickly as possible. If it has no safe unit for you, it helps you find other housing providers.

Bring

  • Written transfer request or HUD-5383
A transfer is not guaranteed: Homes for Good may be unable to move you to a unit you cannot show you are eligible for.

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