---
title: "List housing-program facts for a tenant leaving after domestic violence"
url: "https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/advise-a-tenant-ending-a-tenancy-because-of-domestic-or-family-violence/united-states"
type: "task_jurisdiction_version"
site: "AI Law Framework"
id: "A57-N20261018-8-US"
practice_area: "Residential Tenancies"
tier: "red"
lawyer_review: "required"
jurisdictions: ["US"]
last_reviewed: "2026-10-22"
---

# List housing-program facts for a tenant leaving after domestic violence

> Record whether the file shows housing assisted under a covered housing program, the incident date the tenant gives, and which document types § 12491 names that are already in the file.…

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Last reviewed: 2026-10-22

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## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
| --- | --- |
| Practice area | [Residential Tenancies](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies.md) |
| Human involvement | Red: Lawyer writes; AI may check, clarify or collect data |
| How AI is used | Record whether the file shows housing assisted under a covered housing program, the incident date the tenant gives, and which document types § 12491 names that are already in the file. Write no sentence of the notice, the certification, or the advice. |
| What the lawyer must review | 34 U.S.C. § 12491 limits denial, termination, and eviction from housing assisted under a covered housing program because the person is or has been a victim of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, or stalking. An incident is not, by itself, a serious or repeated lease violation or good cause. The housing provider may request documentation in writing. If it is not provided within 14 business days after the tenant receives that request, the section does not limit authority to evict for a lease violation. One permitted form is a professional statement under penalty of perjury. You write that statement if it is used. The section does not cover every private tenancy. |
| Written for | United States |
| Applies to | [Advise a tenant ending a tenancy because of domestic or family violence](https://ailawframework.com/practice/residential-tenancies/advise-a-tenant-ending-a-tenancy-because-of-domestic-or-family-violence.md) |

## Checking plan

- What the AI does: Record whether the file shows housing assisted under a covered housing program, the incident date the tenant gives, and which document types § 12491 names that are already in the file. Write no sentence of the notice, the certification, or the advice.
- Basis: Checked against the linked sources on 22 October 2026. Confirm the current instrument before reliance.

## Notes

- Covered housing programs are the federal programs the section lists, plus others the agency identifies. A private lease with no federal assistance was not read as covered.
- The section does not displace a state or local rule that protects the victim more. California just-cause rules can still apply.
- Information given under the section is confidential. Do not put it in a public tool.

## Sources

- [34 U.S.C. § 12491, housing protections for victims of domestic violence, dating violence, sexual assault, and stalking](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/34/12491) (checked 2026-10-22)
- [California Civil Code § 1946.2, just cause to terminate a tenancy](https://california.public.law/codes/ca_civ_code_section_1946.2) (checked 2026-10-22)

## Forms and precedents for this task

| Form or precedent | Kind | AI level | Summary |
| --- | --- | --- | --- |
| [Tenant’s termination notice because of domestic abuse, with evidence checklist and after-steps (NSW s 105B)](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/tenant-domestic-abuse-termination-notice-pack-nsw.md) | Notice | Red | Pack for a tenant ending a NSW tenancy to avoid further domestic abuse: the s 105B notice, the three kinds of evidence accepted (conviction, protection order, competent person’s declaration), no… |
| [Victorian family violence tenancy application checklist](https://ailawframework.com/precedents/residential-tenancies/vic-family-violence-vcat-checklist.md) | Checklist | Red | A checklist for a Victorian VCAT application to change or end a rental agreement because of family violence. It lists the orders and the kinds of evidence the page names.… |

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*Practice guidance for planning and review. Confirm current primary sources and the requirements of the actual matter. This is general information, not legal advice.*