The truth is the government resents the fact that you “own” property. In their marxist minds, all property and the means of production MUST be in the hands of the collectivity.
So they’re taking it a little at a time.
I would think the landlord is innocent, but maybe in this case the government has proof the landlord of this Hotel had long term knowledge of these events going on.
Do we know for a fact this owner of the hotel was an angel?
Bald faced asset seizure is just one more example of why this shaky economy is shaky. Life, Liberty, and the pursuit of Happiness? Please, the city has it’s needs and they quite obviously trump individual rights.
So a foundational principle based on private property rights of the INDIVIDUAL, is just conveniently forgotten in the interest of...
Because when government takes over tenement housing, no drug crimes are ever committed there.
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This was settled decades ago. They CAN and WILL take your property. That’s life.
"We're trying to make the property and the location safe," said Christina DiIorio-Sterling, spokeswoman for U.S. Attorney Carmen Ortiz.
There are some buildings in DC that should be taken over; Capitol Building and White House.