NYC Mayor Adams reaches settlement in fight to roll back right to shelter
New York City officials reached an agreement on Friday to modify the city’s unique right to shelter rules by capping stays for newly arrived migrant adults, following a monthslong court fight over measures meant to guarantee a bed to anyone in need.
The limits on stays do not apply to families with children and will remain in effect as long as the city is under its current state of emergency related to the rise in migrants who need services. The city's right-to-shelter rules date back to a 1981 consent decree guaranteeing a bed for any adult experiencing homelessness. Later rulings extended this right to families with children and established minimum shelter conditions. No other city in the country has such rules, which are credited with reducing street homelessness.
But the compromise also lets the city deny adult migrants shelter after their initial 30 days lapse, unless they meet an “extenuating circumstance,” such as if they have a pending lease and need more time;Those efforts can include applying for legal asylum, reaching out to family and friends for assistance, attending all case worker appointments and searching for employment, according to the settlement.
The agreement prohibits the city from forcing people to sleep on chairs and floors at five "waiting rooms" where adult migrants often languish for days in hope of securing a new shelter placement. The city must eliminate its current backlog of waiting migrants by April 8 and stop using the locations as de facto shelters. While migrants can still use the spaces as drop-in centers and may sleep there for a night, the city must provide them with three meals a day and access to showers.
Years ago, as a lawyer for the organization, Banks sued to extend the right to shelter to families with children. He said the current agreement is just a temporary solution.
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