Two-thirds of the families living in a Queens housing complex — most of them formerly homeless — have been served with eviction papers in the last two years, court records show.
The high rate of eviction filings in a single supportive housing building, one that gets public dollars to subsidize rents and provide supportive services, is raising red flags among tenant advocates. They say the city isn’t doing its part to ensure providers are keeping the most vulnerable New Yorkers housed. It’s a failure that not only harms families but can also wind up costing taxpayers far more money in shelter beds and other services.
“ There’s something really wrong in a situation where we have families that were homeless and went into supportive housing and then find themselves either homeless again or very close to it,” said Craig Hughes, a social worker with the Tenant Rights Coalition at Legal Services NYC…