A Very Late Checkout (New York’s last Katrina evacuees)

New York Magazine ^ | June 4, 2006 | By Matthew Philips

[SuziQ]

But thanks to the city’s squatters-rights law, evacuees here were safe. Their rooms weren’t paid for, but since they’d been in them for more than 30 days, the hotels couldn’t just kick them out. Only a judge’s order could evict them.

Do you think any judge in NYC is gonna throw this guy out on his lazy butt? Sounds like the libs in NYC created this ongoing problem, and this shiftless guy is just taking advantage of the situation. Hmmm. I wonder who made him aware of this squatter's rights.

[newgeezer]

http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/search?m=all;o=time;s=checkout

[Overtaxed]

Heh...they should wait for the guy to go for his free food and lock him out of the room.

[SuziQ]

Heh!

[onyx]

BUMP.

[onyx]

Good post and nice added headline!

[stylecouncilor]

ping

[Centurion2000]

“I spent my money just the way I wanted, and I think [fema] should send me some more,” he says.

Guys like this are the reason that racist stereotypes exist.

So he’s stuck, at least until the Holiday Inn pays him to leave.

Pay him to leave? Call in a couple of Brooklyn's finest and have them throw him in the street for 300 bucks.

[JustaDumbBlonde]

We are short one Blanco voter for the time being! Hopefully he will blow his $1200 buyout from the hotel before he buys a ticket back to LA.

[Nik Naym]

Believe it or not, that would be illegal. As would turning off the water, heat or electricity. The hotel, who is the victim here, would be criminally liable if they locked this nonpaying lazy POS out of the room that they own.

Gotta love NY huh?

However, I don't see why they don't pull out the cable to the TV. That would get rid of him.