(Attach to the program contract)
RESTATEMENT OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING MISCONDUCT ACT
(Civil Code section 1954.10 et seq.)

TH-190

YOU HAVE RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITIES UNDER THE LAW
When you sign your housing contract, you agree to follow the program's rules. If you break those rules, the program operator can ask a 
court to order you to obey the rules or to move out of the program housing in some cases.
The program operator can get these orders if you abuse certain other people or engage in program misconduct. Abuse is attacking, 
striking, battering, or sexually assaulting another participant, a program employee, or an immediate neighbor of the program site, or 
threatening or attempting to do so. Program misconduct is intentional behavior that substantially interferes with the running of the 
program and involves drunkenness, unlawful use or sale of drugs, theft, arson, destruction of property, violence or threats of violence, 
or harassment.

The program operator must follow the procedures outlined below to get a court order.

TEMPORARY RESTRAINING ORDERS
A program operator can get orders that go into effect immediately without a court hearing. These temporary orders can forbid you from 
breaking the program rules or doing certain things.
The program operator must tell you or your attorney (if you have one) before asking the court for these orders, unless he or she has a 
good reason for not notifying you. The program operator cannot get a temporary order to make you move from housing unless he or 
she convinces the judge that you will cause serious bodily injury to another participant, a program employee, or an immediate neighbor 
of the program site before a full hearing can be held.
If you have lived in program housing for at least six months since signing your contract, the program operator cannot get a temporary 
restraining order against you unless another order is already in effect or an action is pending against you. He or she can still get a 
"permanent" order for up to one year.

"PERMANENT" ORDERS (Orders After a Hearing)

The program operator can get orders lasting up to one year that forbid you from breaking the program rules or engaging in abuse. 
These orders are sometimes called "permanent" orders because they last longer than the temporary orders.

Before the program operator can get a permanent order, there must be a full hearing before a judge. At this hearing, both you and the 
program operator can be represented by attorneys and present evidence and testimony. If you do not attend the hearing, the court may 
make orders against you that last up to one year.

At least two days before the hearing, someone must give you a copy of the request for the orders, a notice of the hearing (called an 
"Order to Show Cause"), the instructions and legal forms you need to fight the orders, and any materials the program operator will use 
at the hearing to get the orders.

If the program operator proves you engaged in abuse or program misconduct, the court can order you to stop the behavior. If the 
program operator proves abuse by clear and convincing evidence and shows that you might do it again, the court can order you to 
move out of or stay away from program housing, or both.

YOU CAN FIGHT THE ORDERS
Read the papers you receive very carefully, especially the description of what the program operator said happened. If you disagree with 
the facts or you think it would be unfair for the court to grant orders against you, GO TO THE HEARING and tell the judge your side of 
the story. You can also fight the program operator's request for orders by filing a response telling your side of the story. You do not 
have to pay to file a response. Forms and instructions for filing a response are available from the county clerk's office. You also should 
receive these forms with the notice of the hearing.
The name, address, and phone number of the legal services office in your county must be on the notice of hearing. You may be able to 
get free legal advice from that office.
If you need more time to find an attorney or to prepare a response, you must ask the judge for a continuance (extension) on or before 
the hearing date shown on the notice of the hearing.

DISOBEYING THE ORDERS MAY MEAN YOU HAVE TO MOVE OUT
If you are found in contempt of court for disobeying the court's orders, the court can change the orders to force you to move out of the 
program housing.

I have read this restatement of the law. I understand it becomes part of my housing contract.

SIGNATURE OF PARTICIPANT

SIGNATURE OF PROGRAM OPERATOR

DATE

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Civil Code, § 1954.10 et seq. 
www.courts.ca.gov

Form Approved for Mandatory Use 
Judicial Council of California 
TH-190 [Rev. September 1, 2018]

RESTATEMENT OF TRANSITIONAL HOUSING MISCONDUCT ACT 
(Transitional Housing Misconduct)