CHARLOTTE — The Lamplighter Inn in northwest Charlotte is officially shut down and all the residents are out.
City officials said on Wednesday they cleared the building without any issues.
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The motel is now boarded up with signs stating the building is unsafe.
The city announced last month that the property would close due to those conditions.
Four rooms were occupied when the city cleared out the property.
Those people connected with outreach teams and received the necessary resources.
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City officials said the 61 displaced residents were relocated to other hotels.
The city said it is trespassing if anyone goes onto the property.
Action NC was one of the many nonprofits that worked to get tenants relocated.
“Most of the tenants are in good spirits,” said Robert Dawkins, CEO of Action NC.
Tenants are set up in hotels for 30 days and Dawkins said the next hurdle for tenants will be finding long-term housing.
“There are some that make enough income that there’s long-term housing for them,” he said. “There are some that don’t, and that’s going to be another challenge over the next couple of months.”
Former tenant Rodolfo Pineda moved to a nearby hotel.
“I feel much better,” he said.
He recalled the living conditions at the Lamplighter Inn.
“Disgusting, like really bad,” Pineda said. “That hotel was something else. Like really bad.”
Now, he is in a better place.
“Where we’re living at the moment,” he said. “This is better than what we were living in.”
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department will conduct zone checks as needed.
There will be an assessment for possible fencing and security at the property.