MY BUILDING WAS CONDEMNED! A year ago, I was a resident of a hotel, whose owner abandoned the building because the property owner didn't renew the lease. Drug users took over. I had to breathe foul, burned heroin fumes. I rarely left my room for fear that the interlopers would break in while I was gone. Twice, one man started to break into my door while I was inside! There were frequent confrontations between residents and squatters. A man with a gun went door to door (not to mine), looking for someone. The police tackled him in the middle of our busy street, while drivers didn't even stop. Our fearless defenders were a couple of mothers! I spent most of my time monitoring the hallway through my door's peep hole. Copper thieves took a pipe, leaving everyone without water. At 4:00 am, a lady poured five gallons of gas inside my hallway's entrance but luckily didn't light the gas! Firefighters prompted the City to take action. The police came to my door and said, "You have to leave. The building has been condemned. If you don't leave, you will be arrested." Then firefighters smashed down our doors! I am oh so thankful that I got out of that danger! I hotel-hopped before moving to a homeless shelter that will close in a couple of months.