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Veterans Affairs Supported Housing (HUD-VASH)

Information on the Veterans Affairs Supported Housing program that helps homeless veterans find housing, pay rent, and get healthcare.

VA income and HUD subsidized housing

Question:

If VA disability is not counted as income, why do I have to give my HUD housing 30% of my disability pay?

Jim's Reply:

I'm not sure who told you that VA disability pay isn't income but it's usually seen as a part of our overall total income. VA disability pay isn't taxed, but it is usually recorded as income.

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COVID-19 & Rights of Renters: CDC Eviction Ban Struck Down

This Frequently Asked Questions (FAQs) page answers the most common questions about what to do now that there is no nationwide eviction ban.

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Interactive Form - Letter to Landlord (Security Deposit)

As a member of the Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard or other uniformed services, you have legal protections for you and your family when you are called into active duty military service. The landlord must refund the security deposit (minus any damages) within 30 days of the date the lease was lawfully terminated under the SCRA, 50 U.S.C. App. §535.

Interactive Form - Letter to Landlord (Eviction)

As a member of the Armed Forces, Reserves, National Guard or other uniformed services, you have legal protections for you and your family when you are called into active duty military service.

Help for Tenants in Foreclosed Buildings

What do I need to know?

On May 20, 2009 President Obama signed a law that gives some new protections to most tenants whose landlords are going through foreclosure. The law takes effect immediately. Here is the gist of the law: