State rankings
Right to Shelter States
Right to Shelter States: compare 51 US states on 2 metrics.
Law51 states · 2 metricsUpdated May 27, 2024Original page
9 sources
- Right to housing - Wiki
- A Right to Shelter in New York - New York Times
- In New York and Massachusetts, Right to Shelter Is Under Attack - Nonprofit Quarterly
- NYC ‘right to shelter' ends at 30 days for some migrants in deal with advocates - NBC New York
- Homeless shelters in Massachusetts raise concerns as lawmakers consider historic limit to family stays - NBC News
- Should we repeal the state’s right-to-shelter guarantee? - Commonwealth Beacon
- Naming Housing as a Human Right Is a First Step to Solving the Housing Crisis - Housing Matters
- Is housing a human right? California voters could decide
- 7 things to know about Mass. ‘right-to-shelter’ as budget vote looms - Mass Live
Right To Shelter States
2 values across 51 entries
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51 states
 Alabama | No | — |
 Alaska | No | — |
 Arizona | No | — |
 Arkansas | No | — |
 California | No | Although California lacks a true right-to-housing policy, the state does grant runaway children the right to be admitted to emergency shelters without parental consent |
 Colorado | No | — |
 Connecticut | No | — |
 Delaware | No | — |
 District of Columbia | No | — |
 Florida | No | — |
 Georgia | No | — |
 Hawaii | No | — |
 Idaho | No | — |
 Illinois | No | — |
 Indiana | No | — |
 Iowa | No | — |
 Kansas | No | — |
 Kentucky | No | — |
 Louisiana | No | — |
 Maine | No | — |
 Maryland | No | — |
 Massachusetts | Yes | Established 1983. Applies to only to homeless families and pregnant women. Additional restrictions may apply. |
 Michigan | No | — |
 Minnesota | No | — |
 Mississippi | No | — |
 Missouri | No | — |
 Montana | No | — |
 Nebraska | No | — |
 Nevada | No | — |
 New Hampshire | No | — |
 New Jersey | No | — |
 New Mexico | No | — |
 New York | No | New York City recognizes a right to emergency shelter, established in the 1981 consent decree for Callahan v. Carey. However, this policy applies only to NYC rather than the state as a whole. |
 North Carolina | No | — |
 North Dakota | No | — |
 Ohio | No | — |
 Oklahoma | No | — |
 Oregon | No | — |
 Pennsylvania | No | — |
 Rhode Island | No | — |
 South Carolina | No | — |
 South Dakota | No | — |
 Tennessee | No | — |
 Texas | No | — |
 Utah | No | — |
 Vermont | No | — |
 Virginia | No | — |
 Washington | No | — |
 West Virginia | No | — |
 Wisconsin | No | — |
 Wyoming | No | — |
Quick answers
- Where does this right to shelter states data come from?
- Rankodex compiles it from World Population Review and the primary sources it cites: Right to housing - Wiki; A Right to Shelter in New York - New York Times; In New York and Massachusetts, Right to Shelter Is Under Attack - Nonprofit Quarterly; NYC ‘right to shelter' ends at 30 days for some migrants in deal with advocates - NBC New York.