Lease question in Arizona with co-signers

[not2cleverRed]

Unfortunately VAWA 2013 and its predecessors only apply to housing subsidized by HUD. Many states and municipalities have enacted laws that provide similar protections for victims of domestic violence, but there is no federal protection for tenants of unsubsidized rentals.

OP, check this website for more information and legal services.


Edited to add: in general, people cannot sign away their legal rights by signing a lease addendum. AZ's law is intended to protect the safety of domestic violence victims. It's doubtful that landlords could negate these protections via lease terms.

Our poster's daughter was told that she had signed the Violence Against Women Addendum.
The new property manager is using VAWA as a reason to not abide by AZ law.

 

[DeenaCA]

Sorry for the confusion. You had suggested that the LL was afoul of federal VAWA requirements, and I responded that VAWA only applies to HUD-subsidized housing. However, Arizona, like many states, has enacted protections for victims of DV. The OP stated that the LL said that her daughter had somehow signed away her rights to the state protections by signing a lease addendum. I find it unlikely that a housing provider could evade state law requirements through getting tenants to sign something.

We're in agreement that both VAWA and AZ state law protect victims of domestic violence. AZ law permits such a victim to terminate tenancy without a lease-break penalty when a protective/restraining order has been issued.