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Why hotel rooms for L.A.'s homeless sit empty

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The Benefits of Living in an SRO

There are a lot of SROs in LA that are actually sitting empty and some homeless advocate groups have brought attention to them recently. At the end of the day, folks that work at the CISL say it's a good solution for housing folks who can't afford to live anywhere else or can't find landlords that will accept it anywhere else. It was very surprising to not have a room with your own bathroom still and you're paying rent if I can be honest. Still it helped get over slightly some of the PTSD that you get from being in a shelter and being in that chaotic environment. You kind of had a sense of peace.

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