[JohnsonB]

And realistically, what could the owners of the motel have done to curb illicit activity in their rooms? I mean specifically, what could they have done, that would have actually curbed abuse? What it boils down to, is that they can take all the security measures they want, but if someone can rent a room and do/sell drugs, prostitute, and leave no evidence behind, it's outside the purview of the owners, and realistically can't be stopped. This is a function of the neighborhood, not the motel owners.

[hdctambien]

I'm no hotel policy expert, but I have stayed at a Holiday Inn Express before. If I owned this motel and actually wanted to reduce some of these problems here are some steps I would take:

1) Don't rent rooms by the hour: this reduced prostitution.

2) Only allow registered guests to enter the hotel further than the lobby: good bye "drug stores"

3) Work with other local businesses, the police, and community members to clean up the streets. Drugs and crime should be bad for business. Elect and work with politicians that will put more police on the streets. Maybe institute a curfew. Improve the schools. Create after school programs.

If I was being proactive at fighting the blight throughout my 30 years (and my fathers previous 29) then the government would not be taking away my Model... if anything I would be getting in trouble for what I would be doing to whoever attempted to run a meth lab out of my place of business and my home (Those things explode!)