Facing Shutdown for Code Violations, Lamplighter Inn in Charlotte Will Displace 70 Tenants as City Offers Temporary Housing Aid

Due to several code violations, the Lamplighter Inn in Northwest Charlotte is scheduled to close, forcing over 70 residents to look for other places to stay. After declaring the hotel “unsafe” due to the 21 pending code enforcement charges against it, city officials have declared the property will close on December 11. WBTV reports that while the city is working with partner groups to provide relocation help, people must now deal with the challenging shift.

Tenants are forced to look for new accommodation immediately, and the city promised to assist those who are unable to do so before the deadline. According to a municipal update letter received by WCNC Charlotte, “residents who are unable to relocate by December 11 will be provided temporary housing at another hotel or referred to the county’s coordinated entry to connect to homelessness services.” This initiative is a component of the city’s displacement policy, which attempts to lessen the effects on those who are impacted.

Tenants who live in the inn, such as Eveco Haggins, voiced their worries about the sudden closure. “The city coming in here, closing doors, dumping their belongings, and all that is unnecessary for these individuals, who already have enough on their plate and mind. “Give us the right time and the right channels,” Haggins said to WBTV. Other locals agree, such as Bashir Muhammad, who told Channel 9 about his experience and the hardship he faced because of “unsettling and inhumane” circumstances including inconsistent power and cold water. Robert Dawkins, Policy Director of Action NC, adding, “It’s deplorable,” in an interview with WSOC-TV.

Tenants are being safely moved to other hotels by Action NC, one of the city’s partners in this transition. “We gather up all their information and make sure that they can get the assessment done so we can get them moved out of this as quick as we can,” Dawkins said on WSOC-TV, describing the procedure.

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