Tenants of Fresno's Hotel California must clear out after city says its a fire hazard
Fresno officials red-tagged a central Fresno motel Thursday after deeming it a fire hazard, effectively shutting it down.
City Manager Bruce Rudd said bad wiring has made Hotel California, near Roeding Park at 530 N. Weber Ave., unsafe. The hotel owner must relocate residents by Monday. Otherwise, the city will work with local agencies to find them new shelter and charge the owner for any costs.
It is the latest problem for the hotel’s residents, many of whom have lived without working heat for more than a year.
Kumar Sharma of Los Angeles County and his wife have owned the 49-unit complex since September 2015. A local housing advocate alerted city leaders last month about the lack of heat and other substandard conditions there.
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