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Confidentiality <br />The housing authority and your landlord must keep confidential any information you provide <br />about the violence against you, unless: <br />~ You give written permission to the housing authority or your landlord to release the <br />information. <br />~ Your landlord needs to use the information in an eviction proceeding, such as to evict your <br />abuser. <br />~ A law requires the housing authority or your landlord to release the information. <br />If release of the information would put your safety at risk, you should inform the housing <br />authority and your landlord. <br />VAWA and Other Laws <br />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, 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 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 <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 />ii/29/io Page 16-31 <br />