Iam Furious!

I would be pissed too! I think I would call someone from local government to see if this is okay. I mean if you are using this as your home then you should be able to stay. I would also call the local news channel to have them do a story. This is absolutely ridiculous. I would also call there corporate office, whereever that is. I would call the BBB. I would call and tell anyone that will listen that you will be on the streets unless you can pay some crazy fee due to the fact that an event is intown. Uggggghhh!

I would take this to the local newspapers. Get the other families that are being put in the same bind to agree to talk to the reporters as well. I'm sure that if this gets enough publication it will get noticed. As you talk to the reporters throw things in like "I wonder if Obama would like to know that there are hotels that are trying to make a fast buck by putting people out on the streets when he is trying to help people stay in their homes?" or "Would Obabma want to know that his "change" means that hotel/motel chains thinks it means increasing the numbers of the homeless so others can stay for his inagruation?". Something to that effect. Also get in touch with the local councilman and let him/her know what is going on. DCMerkle

As hard as it is on you dfollin, the Hotel where you are currently living is also a business. Any business is entitled to make money and in fact they have an obligation to make a profit or they will soon go out of business. If that was to happen then a lot of people who currently work there would end up being unemployed. If you have an agreement with the hotel, then they cannot evict you without giving you an appropriate notice. If however you do not have a specific agreement with the hotel then they are within their rights to tell you the cost of the room rental has increased for those specific days. The alternative is that you move out if you cannot pay the room fees that are being requested. Harsh? Certainly it is but that is life in general. Unfair to you? Not from the point of view of the owners and/or manager of the hotel it isn't. As for that employee who is telling guests that he is going to get another job because he claims "he is tired of being told by his boss to lie to the customers and potential customers," he is hardly a loyal employee. That means the hotel will be better off without his services. Yes life can sometimes be hard I know but as already suggested by an earlier respondent, you can cook up cheap economical meals. Also you should be able to obtain food stamps and they will help defray some of those costs. Finally it appears that you are not working but instead receiving government benefits of some kind. Living in a hotel gives you a big advantage over other people in some ways if you want to improve you situation. Have you approached the hotel to find out if they have any vacancies for staff, even on a casual basis? This is not meant unkindly and it will not be easy for you but these are the facts as I see them. Good luck to you.

If you have an agreement with the hotel Im not sure if what they are doing to you is legal at all. I understand the want for the motel to make money I mean of course thats what the hotel is there for, but when you offer long term tenants in your motel then you cant just ask them to leave as long as you are paying your rent with them on time every week, or month depending on how you have it set up. I know that with the inauguration coming up things are getting a little crazy. I am in Baltimore so I'm probably a half hour north of DC and my friend runs a motel here and their rooms are actually booked for it as well. I understand people wanting to be a part of history, but at what expense? In the end they will have made extra money for a few days then they will have an empty room. You should call someone from your local housing department, or even from your local news station to bring some lite to this issue.

Yes, it is unfair since you have already been living there. How can they uproot you, when you already had a montly agreement for a room. Fourty two dollars a day is still a lot of money, you are paying over thirteen hundred a month. Yeah I heard on the news that there will be changes in DC for the inauguration. the bars are going to be allowed to remain open until five in the morning. Makes no sense why they would want a lot of drunk people roaming around. See, this hotel knows that a lot of people are going to be there looking for rooms, and they want to move anyone out that they will not be making a lot of money on. Do you have a rental agreement with this hotel? The inauguration is not until January 20, so hopefully in the meantime you can figure something out. I really think that if you can afford the $42 a day which equals to $1302.00, maybe you can find a small apartment which would be cheaper than that. I wish you and your daughter well.

That really stinks for you. I'm sorry. I wish you were closer you could just stay here lol I take people in all the time that do not have any where to go and so far my husband doesn't care. I don't know how you could afford to pay that much money a night for a place to stay. I complained about our house payment that was 1200 but then we talked with our bank and got it down to 550. I can understand wanting to make money but it's wrong for them to put you out just for 4 nights. That's so sad!

Oh how horrible for you, I am so sorry. no its not fair at all. Too many people are so worried about the almighty buck, they forget about the people they are hurting. I hope things work out for you. Take care.

I would be furious also. I hope things have changed and you find somewhere to go.

Ofcourse it isn't fair! That is so assenine!They are going to lose alot in the end. You and the others who are being treated like that need to file a complaint with the BBB! I sure would. Good luck to you!

dfollin, Yes, it's fair. I'ts their hotel, they're in business to make money and they'll make more money when you move out. That's the way society is: money is more important than people. As far as you and your daughter not being able to afford housing AND food, get yourselves on food stamps because THAT'S WHAT THEY'RE THERE FOR. Buy yourself a crock-pot/slow-cooker too. A slow cooker, bullion cubes and a bag of beans will keep you from starving. Happy MyLotting!

Shouldn't there be a law to protect people like you? I mean they have no right to just put you out in the streets just so they can make more money! These sort of establishments are so .... EVIL (for lack of a better word!) I do hope things go well for you! I just feel bad that you are victimized by profit driven fiends!

I empathise with you. It's a sad fact of life that there are people out there who still put money before anything else. Alas and woe there is not much you can do about it. With the coming of Xmas you'd certainly think that people would feel the love and be a little more generous. I am in a similar situation on the money front, although I do own my home outright it has been a bit of a struggle this year with rates and higher food, petrol and even power increases and, with 3 young children, could quite merrily chuck this year out the door. Which I will certainly do. I wish you all the best and hope a solution comes. Although I'm not a Christian or anything, a little faith that something good will happen, goes a long way. All the best and (hopefully) a Very Merry Xmas

I do not think it is fair. But In think this is sort of common nowadays. So, we have to adjust with such things or else, we might have to pick up a quarell.