A domestic violence incident has propelled a four-year-old child and her struggling parents into the shared home of two housemates. As a recently retired gentleman and his 40-year-old tenant navigate these new realities, they find themselves facing complex questions about caregiving and household harmony.

A judge has issued a temporary restraining order stopping the closure of Sylvia’s House in Buffalo, according to an announcement by Neighborhood Legal Services. The facility will remain open pending further legal proceedings.