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Board hears concerns about mass evictions at Green Street housing; county highlights legal support and coordinated case list
Summary
Board members raised reports that a landlord on Green Street had evicted or planned to evict roughly 50 people. County and service providers described a by-name coordination process, legal-services funding and outreach to affected tenants.
A board member told the Community Services Board about a report that landlords at a Green Street housing site had evicted or planned to evict about 50 residents, prompting questions about who is affected and what supports are available.
Board members and service providers said they are working to identify whether residents are participants in supportive-housing programs and to connect tenants to services. One attendee representing county-level coordination said Housing Services and the Continuum of Care have been using a by-name list to review options for people facing eviction and to connect them to service providers.
That same attendee stated the county legislature had allocated approximately $50,000 for legal services to help tenants and that the county is pursuing a request-for-proposals process to deploy those funds to tenants in need. Board members urged follow-up with commissioners and requested that staff gather names and case details so the county can target assistance.
The board discussed that some residents in the building had long ties to encampments and had been victimized, and that both housing stability and safety concerns are factors in decisions about tenancy. Members asked staff to follow up on individual cases and report back on what supports are in place or needed.
