Q&A
Council Member Hanif asks about eviction notices for youth in shelters
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Council Member Shahana K. Hanif inquires about whether youth in shelters are receiving eviction notices under the 60-day rule. Jamie Powlovich responds, explaining the situation for minors with incorrect documentation and the challenges they face with shelter extensions.
- Minors with incorrect documentation showing them as 18-23 years old get 60-day notices in shelters
- Those in school may get automatic extensions, while others need to apply for extenuating circumstances
- Many youth, regardless of age, are being denied extensions, potentially leading to homelessness
Shahana K. Hanif
1:04:46
And then just final question.
1:04:49
Are the youth also receiving any notices for eviction in the shelters that they live in, the 60 day rule?
Jamie Powlovich
1:05:04
Yeah.
1:05:04
So I think one thing for the young people that are, in fact, minors that have documentation that make them older, the majority of those situations that we're seeing, the young people's documentation that's not correct has them between eighteen twenty three years old.
1:05:19
And so then they do get 60 days in the hurricane.
1:05:22
I can't say for sure if there are minors that have documentation that make them older than 24.
1:05:28
Sorry, 23, which would mean that they would be getting 30 day notices, but they do get the 60 day notices.
1:05:36
And then those that are in school, right, are other factors getting automatic extensions, and then those that do not get automatic extensions.
1:05:45
They need to still apply for extenuating circumstances to get replaced, which we're seeing overwhelmingly regardless of age people are being denied that you see.
1:05:56
Extensions and that doesn't right young people fall under that category as well of being denied, which means then they're sent to the streets.
Shahana K. Hanif
1:06:05
Got it.
1:06:05
Thank you.
1:06:06
You're welcome.
