Providers of hypothermia and low barrier shelter shall adopt reasonable policies regarding client property based on the available space and reasonable needs of the clients which shall include:
Hypothermia and low barrier shelter Providers shall submit the shelter's client property and storage policy to the Department as part of the Provider's program rules for annual approval by the Department. Providers shall give clients notice of these policies as part of the Provider's approved program rules.
Temporary shelter and supportive housing Providers, except Providers who provide apartment style shelter and supportive housing, shall provide private, secure space for the temporary storage of personal belongings. Provision of temporary storage shall take into consideration the available space and reasonable needs of clients.
When a client leaves a temporary shelter or supportive housing program, whether the client leaves voluntarily or as a result of a transfer or termination, the Provider shall hold any belongings the client does not take with them to the new placement for a minimum of seven (7) calendar days following the client's departure, except that when a Provider provides the client with moving services, the Provider shall not be required to hold any belongings left after the moving service has completed the move. After seven (7) days following the client's departure (and where no moving services are provided), the Provider may dispose of any remaining belongings.
D.C. Mun. Regs. r. 29-2520