Eviction Prevention from Supportive Housing

Topics:
  • Housing

This training will focus on eviction prevention issues from supportive housing. We will identify the different types of mental health supportive housing, and how to distinguish them - including the New York State of Office of Mental Health-licensed programs versus unlicensed programs, permanent versus transitional housing, and scattered-site versus community residences. We will also examine regulations and laws that are unique to supportive housing, and we will identify some best practices for working with clients who are at risk of eviction from supportive housing. Finally, we will discuss ways that legal services providers may attempt to increase due process rights for those living in supportive housing. At the conclusion of the session, participants will have learned to identify what type of supportive housing a client resides in, the specific laws and regulations that may apply, and affirmative defenses that may be raised in an administrative or housing court proceeding.