It has been deemed as a safe haven for three men with severe disabilities, but now their families say they face eviction from a home following a surprise notice from the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities.

Dyan Sybalski says her brother Paul has severe autism. She says their parents, who died four years ago, were Paul's biggest advocates, doing everything they could to keep him from being institutionalized.

"My parents gave up their entire lives," says Dyan Sybalski. "Their whole life was dedicated to my brother Paul. She had this home specially designed for Paul's needs and the needs of another client."

She says Paul has lived in a Centereach home for nearly half of his life and has flourished there. Dyan was shocked when she received a letter from the state's Office for People with Developmental Disabilities, stating that the home is a leased property and that "the state will not be entering into a new lease agreement."

In other words, Paul and the other two men, who all have the same disability, will have to find another place to live.

"Completely out of the blue in the middle of a pandemic. There was no warning," says Dyan. "They didn't even tell the staff members, the direct support professionals. I had no warning at all."

Anna Jutis' son Constatin is the other original resident of the home. He had been moved out of seven group homes before going there. His brother says his erratic behavior was sometimes challenging for many to handle. But being there led to some changes.

"It's not fair for him - or the family or for those who work and manage them," says Anna Jutis.

Peter Jutis says to now move them out of the place where they've seen so much success is "sweeping a problem under the rug" and possibly starting a challenging cycle all over again.

News 12 reached out to the Office for People with Developmental Disabilities for a comment, but those calls have not been returned.