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VAWA does not limit the housing authority's or your landlord's duty to honor court orders about <br />access to or control of the property. This includes orders issued to protect a victim and orders <br />dividing property among household members in cases where a family breaks up. <br />VAWA does not replace any federal, state, or local law that provides greater protection for <br />victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. <br />For Additional Information <br />If you have any questions regarding VAWA, please contact <br />at <br />For help and advice on escaping an abusive relationship, call the National Domestic Violence <br />Hotline at 1-800-799-SAFE (7233) or 1-800-787-3224 (TTY). <br />Definitions <br />For purposes of determining whether a tenant may be covered by VAWA, the following list of <br />definitions applies: <br />VAWA defines domestic violence to include felony or misdemeanor crimes of violence <br />committed by any of the following: <br />• A current or former spouse or intimate partner of the victim <br />• A person with whom the victim shares a child in common <br />• A person who is cohabitating with or has cohabitated with the victim as a spouse or intimate <br />partner <br />• A person similarly situated to a spouse of the victim under the domestic or family violence <br />laws of the jurisdiction receiving grant monies <br />• Any other person against an adult or youth victim who is protected from that person's acts <br />under the domestic or family violence laws of the jurisdiction <br />VAWA defines dating violence as violence committed by a person (1) who is or has been in a <br />social relationship of a romantic or intimate nature with the victim AND (2) where the existence <br />of such a relationship shall be determined based on a consideration of the following factors: <br />• The length of the relationship <br />• The type of relationship <br />• The frequency of interaction between the persons involved in the relationship <br />VAWA defines sexual assault as "any nonconsensual sexual act proscribed by Federal, tribal, or <br />State law, including when the victim lacks capacity to consent" (42 U.S.C. 13925(a)). <br />VAWA defines stalking as engaging in a course of conduct directed at a specific person that <br />would cuase a reasonable person to fear for his or her safety or the safety of others, or suffer <br />substantial emotional distress. <br />4-150 <br />