The Trainer

Using Form HUD-92006, Providing Protections for Domestic Violence Victims

In this month's feature, we discussed how applicants could provide supplemental information, under new Form HUD-922006, about individuals and organizations in regard to their special care or additional services needs. HUD issued the new form, along with guidance to site owners, management agents, and PHAs, in a Sept. 15, 2009, notice.

In our article on providing legal protections for domestic violence victims in Section 8 programs, we stressed that owners and management agents administering a multifamily housing project-based Section 8 program may not evict or terminate the assistance of individuals if the asserted grounds for such action involve instances of domestic violence. We noted that the protections under the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA) pertain to families applying for or receiving rental assistance payment under project-based Section 8 programs, including:

• Victims of domestic violence;

• Victims of dating violence;

• Victims of stalking; and

• Immediate family members of victims.

TRAINER'S QUIZ

INSTRUCTIONS: Each of the questions below has only one correct answer. On a separate sheet of paper, write down the number of each question, followed by the answer you have chosen—for example, (1) b, (2) a, and so on. The correct answers (with explanations) follow the quiz. Good luck!

QUESTION #1

Under Section 644 of the Housing and Community Development Act of 1992, HUD requires public housing providers participating in federally assisted housing programs to gather information that might support the prospective resident only if the applicant wishes to provide such information. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #2

Fill in the blank: You should treat the information an applicant provides in the Supplement to Application form as _______________.

1. suitable for turning over to law enforcement officials.

2. confidential.

3. confidential, except to other residents at the site.

QUESTION #3

To meet the requirements under Section 644, managers must notify applicants of their right to include as part of their application the name, address, telephone number, and other relevant information about individuals or organizations that may be contacted for support in providing special care or services or in resolving issues. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #4

Fill in the blank: With regard to supplemental information, when applicants are admitted as residents, you should _______________.

1. allow them to update, remove, or change contact information they provided at the time of application.

2. allow them to change only the contact information they provided at the time of application.

3. allow them only to remove information they provided at the time of application.

QUESTION #5

HUD requires those who have not provided contact information at the application stage regarding supplemental data to provide that information at the time of annual recertification. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #6

Under the Violence Against Women Act, an incident of actual or threatened domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking does not qualify as a serious or repeated violation of the lease. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #7

Fill in the blank: Under the law, you can _______________ a lease in order to evict, remove, or terminate the assistance of an offender, while at the same time permitting the victim who is a lawful occupant to remain in the lease.

1. ignore.

2. unify.

3. bifurcate.

QUESTION #8

You may not ask a resident to certify that he or she is a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, or stalking. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.

QUESTION #9

Fill in the blank: The VAWA protection provisions may not be construed to limit you, when notified, from honoring _______________.

1. concerns of the perpetrator of a crime.

2. bankruptcy issues of victims.

3. applicable court orders.

QUESTION #10

The VAWA provisions supersede all other laws. True or false?

1. True.

2. False.