HUD HCV Guidebook § 3.2.1

Stalking
A family may receive a voucher and move in violation of the lease if the family has complied with all other
obligations of the voucher program and has moved out of the assisted dwelling unit in order to protect the
health or safety of an individual who is, or has been, the victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual
assault, or stalking and who either reasonably believed he or she was imminently threatened by harm from
further violence by remaining in the assisted dwelling unit or has been the victim of sexual assault that
occurred on the premises during the 90-calendar-day period preceding the family’s move or request to
move.16
PHAs and owners may, but are not required to, ask for documentation when an individual presents a claim for
VAWA protections. The PHA or owner is prohibited from requiring third-party documentation of victim status. If
the PHA or owner chooses to request an individual to document their claim of domestic violence, dating
violence, sexual assault, or stalking, the PHA or owner must make such request in writing and pursuant to the
requirements outlined in 24 CFR 5.2007.