Renting rooms for homeless got too expensive, so Hennepin County bought hotels

During the pandemic, Hennepin County created a strategy to keep those experiencing homelessness and those most susceptible to getting COVID-19 safe - rent them hotel rooms.

But the concept was getting expensive and the county decided in late 2020 it would just be cheaper to buy hotels.

More than $25 million was spent to buy five properties, mostly paid for by federal pandemic recovery funding. They are being renovated into hundreds of affordable single-room places to live and will be run by agencies contracted by the county.

https://www.startribune.com/renting-rooms-for-homeless-got-too-expensive-so-hennepin-county-bought-hotels/600247367/