Housing
This category includes court decisions, articles, sample pleadings, and other materials that speak to the housing needs of people living with HIV and addresses remedies, such as the provisions of the Fair Housing Act, that exist to help overcome discrimination and other barriers to housing. Stable, affordable housing is essential to HIV prevention and the health of people living with HIV. Without it, access to health care and drug therapies is significantly compromised. Because of limited ability to work, high medical costs, and other compounding factors, HIV-positive people often struggle in their attempts to secure and maintain stable housing.
HIGHLIGHTED RESOURCE
Housing Rights of People Living with HIV/AIDS: A Primer, The Center for HIV Law & Policy
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One in a series of primers on various legal issues as they pertain to people living with HIV/AIDS, this primer on housing law will help advocates whose clients are facing discrimination in housing, or are in need of housing assistance. The primer covers the Fair Housing Act as it relates to tenants with HIV/AIDS, and provides information on Housing Opportunities for Persons with AIDS (HOPWA) and other federal housing assistance programs. Advocates will also find information on the effect of past criminal activity on their ability to secure federal housing assistance. Click here to download.
External Links
State-by-State HOPWA Information
This website, provided by the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development, provides state-by-state information on HOPWA such as field offices and grantees.
Homelessness Resource Exchange
Information and resources for providers who are assisting persons who are homeless or at risk of becoming homeless.
