Violence Against Women : Housing
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News
> ACLU Calls for Greater Congressional Oversight of HUD and its Failure to Meet its Obligations Under VAWA (3/11/2008)
> Private Housing Company Won’t Evict Domestic Violence Victims After ACLU Lawsuit (02/26/2008)
> Federal Judge Tells Local Alabama Property Manager to Stop Sexual Harassment (2/23/2007)
> ACLU Files Lawsuit on Behalf of Domestic Abuse Victim Who Was Evicted (2/21/2007)
> ACLU Fights Eviction of Domestic Abuse Victim in Michigan (1/17/2007)
> United Nations Body Looks at Housing Conditions for Women in America (10/17/2005)
> ACLU Hails Ruling That Fair Housing Act Prohibits Discrimination Against Victims of Domestic Violence (4/18/2005)
> In First Settlement of its Kind, Michigan Domestic Violence Victims Will No Longer Face Eviction (12/10/2003)
> Settlement Reached in Case of Oregon Domestic Abuse Victim Who Faced Eviction; Important Precedent Set for Battered Women Nationwide (11/5/2001)
Cases
> Indigo Real Estate Services v. Rousey (2007)
WRP and the ACLU of Washington submitted an amicus brief in support of a domestic violence survivor who sought to substitute her initials for her full name in an eviction court record.
> Lewis v. North End Village, et al. (2007)
WRP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a domestic violence victim who faced eviction from her private apartment due to property damage caused by her abuser.
> Boswell v. GumBayTay, et al. (2007)
WRP filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of a tenant who was sexually harassed by her housing manager.
> Bouley v. Young-Sabourin (2003)
WRP submitted an amicus brief in a federal lawsuit brought by a woman who received an eviction notice after her husband was arrested for assault.
> Warren v. Ypsilanti Housing Commission (2002)
The ACLU represented a domestic violence victim who was threatened with eviction from public housing.
> Alvera v. CBM Group, Inc., et al. (2001)
WRP co-counseled the first case to challenge the application of "zero-tolerance for violence" policies to victims of domestic violence.
Fact sheets
> Know Your Housing Rights: For Survivors of Domestic Violence
> Conozca sus derechos respecto de la vivienda: Para sobrevivientes de la violencia doméstica
> Housing Discrimination and Domestic Violence
> La discriminación en la vivienda y la violencia doméstica
> The Rights of Domestic Violence Survivors in Public and Subsidized Housing
> Los derechos de los sobrevivientes de la violencia doméstica ante la vivienda pública y subsidiada
> Domestic Violence and Homelessness
> Violencia doméstica y carencia de vivienda
Legal documents
> Indigo Real Estate Services v. Rousey - Appeals Court Opinion (8/31/2009)
> Indigo Real Estate Services v. Rousey - Amici Brief (2/11/2009)
> Lewis v. North End Village - Settlement Order (2/26/2008)
> Lewis v. North End Village - Complaint Form (2/26/2008)
> Lewis v. North End Village - Disclosure to Housing Applicants (2/26/2008)
> Lewis v. North End Village - Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, Sexual Assault, and Stalking Policy (2/26/2008)
> Lewis v. North End Village - Employee Manual Amendment (2/26/2008)
> Lewis v. North End Village - Request for Relocation and Early Lease Termination Form (2/26/2008)
> Lewis v. North End Village - Federal Complaint (2/21/2007)
> ACLU Demand letter to Management Systems on Behalf of Tanica Lewis (1/17/2007)
> ACLU Amicus Brief in Bouley v. Young-Sabourin Pages 1-12 (4/18/2005)
> ACLU's Amicus Brief in Bouley v. Young-Sabourin Pages 13-20 (4/18/2005)
> Bouley v. Young-Sabourin Rulings on Cross Motions For Summary Judgment (3/10/2005)
> Warren v. Ypsilanti Housing Commission - State Court Complaint (6/17/2002)
> Warren v. Ypsilanti Housing Commission - Federal Complaint (2/6/2002)
> Alvera v. C.B.M. Group - Federal Consent Decree (11/5/2001)
> Alvera v. C.B.M. Group - Alvera's Federal Complaint (7/10/2001)
> Alvera v. C.B.M. Group - HUD Charge of Discrimination (4/16/2001)
> Boswell v. GumBayTay - Federal Amended Complaint (5/4/2007)
> Boswell v. GumBayTay - Federal Court Decision Ordering Preliminary Injunction (2/23/2007)
Policy Advocacy
> ACLU Comments to HUD regarding SSN Requirements (03/12/2009)
> ACLU Coalition Comments to HUD regarding the VAWA Interim Rule (01/27/2009)
> ACLU FOIA Request and HUD Response regarding HUD's Implementation of the Violence Against Women Act and Treatment of Domestic Violence, Dating Violence, and Stalking in Public and Section 8 Housing (9/8/2008)
> ACLU Letter regarding the Violence Against Indian Women Task Force meetings on August 20-21, 2008 (08/20/2008)
> ACLU Letter to House Financial Services Committee Leadership Urging Implementation of the 2005 Violence Against Women Act (03/11/2008)
> ACLU Letter to Senate Committee on Banking, Housing, and Urban Affairs Leadership Urging Implementation of the 2005 Violence Against Women Act (3/11/2008)
> Model advocacy letter to Public Housing Authority
> ACLU Letter Urging Members of the House of Representatives to Vote in Favor of the Velasquez Domestic Violence Amendment (7/12/2007)
> ACLU Testimony in Support of Senate Bill 755, an Act Relative to Housing Discrimination Against Victims of Domestic Violence, Sexual Assault and Stalking (6/5/2007)
> ACLU Testimony Before U.N. Special Rapporteur on Adequate Housing (10/5/2005)
> ACLU Letter to the Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding the Violence Against Women Act of 2005, S. 1197 (7/27/2005)
> ACLU Written Testimony Submitted to the Senate Judiciary Committee Regarding the Violence Against Women Act of 2005 (7/23/2005)
> Advocacy Tools for Housing and Domestic Violence Issues
> ACLU Letter to the Department of Agriculture Expressing Concerns regarding Rural Development Regulations (USDA Proposed Rule 68 Fed. Reg. 3560) (8/1/2003)
> Testimony of CCLU Legal Director Philip Tegeler (6/25/2002)
Other Resources
> Domestic Violence Survivor Achieves Policy Changes at Michigan Management Company (5/1/2009)
> Achieving Fair Housing for Survivors through Domestic Violence Housing Policies: Lewis v. North End Village (3/26/2008)
> Fair Housing for Battered Women: Preventing Homelessness Through Civil Rights Laws (7/28/2006)
> New Federal Law Forbids Domestic Violence Discrimination in Public Housing (1/25/2006)
> Federal Law Protects Battered Women From Housing Discrimination, Court Rules (4/1/2005)
> Domestic Violence and Public and Subsidized Housing (3/3/2005)