Proposed Ordinance Would Require Hotels In LA To Rent Vacant Rooms To Unhoused

CBS Los Angeles

August 5, 2022

The Los Angeles City Council is set to consider an ordinance that would require hotels to offer up vacant rooms to the homeless whether they want to be a part of the program or not. The proposed ordinance comes as federal funds for Project Roomkey, which helped house people experiencing homelessness during the pandemic, dry up, leaving city leaders to look for other options.

One of the proposed options is locating vacant rooms each at local hotels and requiring them to rent out those rooms to unhoused individuals.

Industry experts said the city won't go places like the Four Seasons because of the price tag, but would likely go to mom-and-pop run hotels.

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