New Law Protects Domestic Violence Victims - KFDA - NewsChannel 10 / Amarillo News, Weather, Sports
Victims of domestic violence who are renting now have a way to legally get out of their lease.
The law allows renters, who are victims of domestic violence, to break a lease for the benefit of their safety.
The Director of Crisis at Family Support Services, Terri Barker, says many landlords in our area were already allowing victims of domestic violence to break their lease.
She says this law will benefit those who are struggling financially.
“When you think a lot of people are living paycheck to paycheck and if they have a 6 months lease and they are not safe in that apartment … what are they going to do? They still have to pay that 6 months rent. So they didn’t have a lot of options until this came through to give them some relief on that.”
A lawyer that deals with many domestic violence cases, April Palmer, says it’s important for the community to know this law has passed.
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