Month: November 2010
‘It’s like living with a bunch of animals,’ says neighbor next to transitional home
Check Out Our Expanded Document Library
Check out our expanded Advocacy Document Library, to which we have added more information about your rights as a New York City shelter resident and your rights regarding placements in permanent housing.
We’ve added or updated three new sections:
Know Your Rights–Single Adult and Family Shelter Rights, which includes links to documents explaining your rights in shelter and in applying for shelter in easy-to-understand language.
Advantage NY, which includes a detailed explanation of the new Advantage program and important information households should know before signing a lease.
Illegal Boarding Houses–Know Your Rights, which includes links to new rules the City has put in place regarding referrals to illegal housing.