The VAWA Reauthorization Act of 2022 became effective in October 2022 after being signed into law in March 2022. The Bill modifies and reauthorizes VAWA through Fiscal Year 2027.  While nothing was removed or rescinded, there were several changes including revised definitions of abuse, additional covered housing programs, some new enforcement guidelines, and updated VAWA forms.

The VAWA 2022 forms were released on hud.gov in early 2025. These updated VAWA documents now show an updated expiration date of 1/31/2028 and an OMB Approval No. 2577-0286. These updated documents should be included at your site and replace the previous versions of the forms of the same name/number. While these forms are currently available, we have received little guidance regarding the implementation of the forms. In fact, industry leaders, including NAHMA (National Affordable Housing Management Association) have stated it would be prudent to hold off on the implementation of these new VAWA documents as there have been substantial changes under the current administration that may cause additional edits to the forms in the future.

We continue to seek further guidance on these documents and will provide additional information as soon as we discover anything new.