LA's $11.5-million damage settlement to former homeless hotel won't be utilized for repairs.

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The city of Los Angeles recently paid a boutique hotel $11.5 million after receiving allegations of damaged furniture,

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torn carpet, and other sorts of damage. The hotel had been used as homeless lodging for two years.

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Even though the city is about to purchase the land, none of that money will be used for building repairs, officials stated this week.

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The purchase of the 294-room Mayfair Hotel, which will be a crucial component of Mayor Karen Bass's campaign against homelessness,

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is expected to be approved by the City Council in a vote scheduled for this Friday.

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Before that decision, city officials clarified that the seller, Mayfair Lofts,

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will not be required to use any of the $11.5 million in public damage settlements to paint rooms,

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replace light fixtures, or make other repairs to the structure.

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