Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)
- Citation
- Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)
- Parent Document
- Bos. Hous. Auth. v. Y.A., 121 N.E.3d 1237 (2019)
- Jurisdiction
- Massachusetts (state)
- Effective Date
- 2019-05-10
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1,719 charsLandlords "are encouraged to undertake whatever actions permissible and feasible under their respective programs to assist individuals residing in their units who are victims of domestic violence ... to remain in their units or other units under the covered housing program or other [landlords], and for the [landlord] to bear the costs of any transfer, where permissible." 24 C.F.R. § 5.2009(c). Under VAWA, upon request, a landlord is required to relocate a tenant to a safe unit if he or she "reasonably believes there is a threat of imminent harm from further violence if the tenant remains within the same dwelling unit that the tenant is currently occupying." 24 C.F.R. § 5.2005(e)(2)(i) and (ii)(A).15 The landlord also may "remove a household member from [the] lease in order to evict, remove, terminate occupancy rights, or terminate assistance to such member who engages in criminal activity directly relating to domestic violence ... against an affiliate individual or other individual." 24 C.F.R. § 5.2009(a). This is to be done "[w]ithout regard to whether the household member is a signatory to the lease" and "[w]ithout evicting, removing, terminating assistance to, or otherwise penalizing a victim **246of such criminal activity who is *1243also a tenant or lawful occupant."16 24 C.F.R. § 5.2009(a)(i)-(ii). In addition, the landlord may refer the tenant to local domestic violence programs that offer a variety of services including support groups, individual counselling, legal advice, and financial planning.17 See Domestic Violence Programs, Massachusetts Executive Office of Public Safety and Security, https://www.mass.gov/service-details/domestic-violence-programs [https://perma.cc/P6G6-G8NS].