A friend of mine who was having a hard time was doing a mix of squatting, camping outside, crashing with friends and staying in a cheap hotel when she had the m

A friend of mine who was having a hard time was doing a mix of squatting, camping outside, crashing with friends and staying in a cheap hotel when she had the money. The hotel itself charged refundable deposits that were 20% of nightly rent, and looked for ways not to refund them (checking out two minutes late, letting another guest come in your room). Meanwhile, prostitutes and drug dealers more or less only visit rooms in the high end hotels less than a mile away with nobody batting an eye.