Before Mayor Eric Adams left for his four-day trip to Latin America, the administration requested a judge to suspend the city’s legal obligation to provide shelter to single adults.

There are two conditions City Hall is pushing for: when the number of homeless people grows by 50% over a certain time period, and whenever the mayor and governor declare a state of emergency.

Advocates immediately criticized the move, including the Legal Aid Society, which was part of the original lawsuit that led to the city’s right-to-shelter policy decades ago.

Josh Goldfein, a staff attorney with the Legal Aid Society’s Civil Practice, joined NY1 political anchor Errol Louis on “Inside City Hall” Wednesday to discuss more.

He is also a leader in the effort to defend the law.