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The Los Angeles City Council Wednesday voted to identify hotels refusing to take in the homeless during the coronavirus pandemic and said they could possibly be “commandeered.”
"Each hotel brings new hope, each room could save a life," Mayor Eric Garcetti said
“If hotels are making a distinction among people classifying housed and unhoused differently in terms of accommodations that they’re going to be repaid for, that the city and county will pay for with reimbursements, then I think there’s a potential civil rights violation. If the problems are on the hotel end, the public should know why, and then we should consider commandeering as they’ve talked about in other cities."
"The motion, co-authored by Bonin, says, some hotels have been "unwilling to participate, reneged on initial interest, citing security concerns, liability issues, objections from corporate management or fear of lost revenue from being branded a 'homeless hotel'"
Resort Condos are included in the hotels listed as those who must comply:
"The condo residence’s homeowner’s association cited security, health and property value concerns in a letter to homeowners saying they would resist housing the homeless. Art Avaness, broker and owner of RE/MAX DTLA who manages six units in the building, told FOX 11 they were “shocked and offended” the hotel might be forced to participate.
“In theory, it’s a great idea, I support the program but in practice specifically for this property, it just isn’t, because you want to house hundreds of homeless people in a structure that’s literally in the same building with 224 homeowners? Having it in your own home basically is just a little too much, in fact, it’s offensive.”
So the Los Angeles County Council has decided that hotels MUST TAKE IN / PROVIDE ROOMS TO HOMELESS PERSONS. To punish those who refuse, the Council will:
1. Name-Shame them
2. Penalize all hotels who recently received a tax break
3. Seize control of the hotel from the owners and force the hotels to comply with the mandate to house homeless persons.
The LA CC says it will pay these hotels to house Homeless:
-- At the 'going/standard' rate or a lower rate decided upon by the Council?
Is the LA CC going to pay for COVID-19 testing prior to allowing homeless persons stay in the hotels / condos?
Is the LA CC going to pay for damages...for security?
Is the LA CC going to pay hotel / condo staff additional money (potentially 'hazard pay') for cleaning / sterilizing / etc ... the hotel / rooms, potentially endangering their own health to take care of / clean up after homeless persons?
'Reimburse hotels'? California is broke and living on deficit dollars - CASH UP FRONT, no IOUs.
Then there are the Constitutional / Legal questions....such as...Can the LA CC 'Commandeer' / Seize Control of a privately owned hotel / condo and FORCE them to take in homeless persons?
www.foxnews.com
"Each hotel brings new hope, each room could save a life," Mayor Eric Garcetti said
“If hotels are making a distinction among people classifying housed and unhoused differently in terms of accommodations that they’re going to be repaid for, that the city and county will pay for with reimbursements, then I think there’s a potential civil rights violation. If the problems are on the hotel end, the public should know why, and then we should consider commandeering as they’ve talked about in other cities."
"The motion, co-authored by Bonin, says, some hotels have been "unwilling to participate, reneged on initial interest, citing security concerns, liability issues, objections from corporate management or fear of lost revenue from being branded a 'homeless hotel'"
Resort Condos are included in the hotels listed as those who must comply:
"The condo residence’s homeowner’s association cited security, health and property value concerns in a letter to homeowners saying they would resist housing the homeless. Art Avaness, broker and owner of RE/MAX DTLA who manages six units in the building, told FOX 11 they were “shocked and offended” the hotel might be forced to participate.
“In theory, it’s a great idea, I support the program but in practice specifically for this property, it just isn’t, because you want to house hundreds of homeless people in a structure that’s literally in the same building with 224 homeowners? Having it in your own home basically is just a little too much, in fact, it’s offensive.”
So the Los Angeles County Council has decided that hotels MUST TAKE IN / PROVIDE ROOMS TO HOMELESS PERSONS. To punish those who refuse, the Council will:
1. Name-Shame them
2. Penalize all hotels who recently received a tax break
3. Seize control of the hotel from the owners and force the hotels to comply with the mandate to house homeless persons.
The LA CC says it will pay these hotels to house Homeless:
-- At the 'going/standard' rate or a lower rate decided upon by the Council?
Is the LA CC going to pay for COVID-19 testing prior to allowing homeless persons stay in the hotels / condos?
Is the LA CC going to pay for damages...for security?
Is the LA CC going to pay hotel / condo staff additional money (potentially 'hazard pay') for cleaning / sterilizing / etc ... the hotel / rooms, potentially endangering their own health to take care of / clean up after homeless persons?
'Reimburse hotels'? California is broke and living on deficit dollars - CASH UP FRONT, no IOUs.
Then there are the Constitutional / Legal questions....such as...Can the LA CC 'Commandeer' / Seize Control of a privately owned hotel / condo and FORCE them to take in homeless persons?
LA city council votes to name hotels that refuse to house homeless, may 'commandeer' them
The Los Angeles City Council Tuesday voted to publicly identify the hotels refusing house to the homeless to help them socially distance during the coronavirus pandemic and said they may need to be “commandeered.”
www.foxnews.com
