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They're probably not going to be in any position to make demands like that.

jedberg 7y ago
I don't think they can just take over a hotel without any input from the owner. This is still the US. We do still have some rule of law.
- joshstrange 7y ago
  IANAL but I'm pretty sure the Defense Production Act [0] (which he invoked today) allows him to do just that. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Act
  - matt_the_bass 7y ago
    I usually avoid snark here but: isn’t there someone higher government that owns a bunch of hotels that are not in disrepair in major cities that likely have few if any clients currently?
- ceejayoz 7y ago
  They absolutely can. The rule of law permits things like martial law in emergencies, as well as a lot of powers in the various steps that lead up to that.
- thephyber 7y ago
  Even “rule of law” in peacetime allows for commandeering of property with Due Process and in times of national security allows for extraordinary measures that are not legal during peacetime. You may be right if it were peacetime, but the president just announced a War on the Virus and is using the law as if we are at war.
Teever 7y ago
The risk of malicious compliance is a tremendous motivator in ensuring that the government upholds their end of a fair and equitable deal in times of crisis. And I know this sounds toxic in times of crisis but it's important that the government maintain some semblance of fair dealing in these times otherwise their proclivity to do otherwise may increase.
- frgtpsswrdlame 7y ago
  How is the hotel owner going to maliciously comply in this scenario?
  - jedberg 7y ago
    "Sorry I need to do critical maintenance we're gonna shut off the power for three days and stop renting rooms".
  - Teever 7y ago
    "Yeah with all the stress of this situation I must have forgotten to tell my employees who are working without pay to perform that costly work that you ordered me to with no discussion of renumeration."
    - Red_Leaves_Flyy 7y ago
      Among countless other possibilities. From trivial like rude graffiti in the halls to criminal like direct sabotage. There are documented cases of this whenever shtf and people are forced to keep working. It's the reason that liquidators bring in scabs to replace displaced staff during store closures at announcement.
- thephyber 7y ago
  Perhaps, but financial analysts predict that the hotel industry will go bankrupt by May without extraordinary intervention. The hotelier can choose not to comply, but that is likely to risk the government at all levels denying support he will imminently need.

I don't think they can just take over a hotel without any input from the owner. This is still the US. We do still have some rule of law.

joshstrange 7y ago
IANAL but I'm pretty sure the Defense Production Act [0] (which he invoked today) allows him to do just that. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Act https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Defense_Production_Act
- matt_the_bass 7y ago
  I usually avoid snark here but: isn’t there someone higher government that owns a bunch of hotels that are not in disrepair in major cities that likely have few if any clients currently?
ceejayoz 7y ago
They absolutely can. The rule of law permits things like martial law in emergencies, as well as a lot of powers in the various steps that lead up to that.
thephyber 7y ago
Even “rule of law” in peacetime allows for commandeering of property with Due Process and in times of national security allows for extraordinary measures that are not legal during peacetime. You may be right if it were peacetime, but the president just announced a War on the Virus and is using the law as if we are at war.

Teever 7y ago

The risk of malicious compliance is a tremendous motivator in ensuring that the government upholds their end of a fair and equitable deal in times of crisis. And I know this sounds toxic in times of crisis but it's important that the government maintain some semblance of fair dealing in these times otherwise their proclivity to do otherwise may increase.

frgtpsswrdlame 7y ago
How is the hotel owner going to maliciously comply in this scenario?
- jedberg 7y ago
  "Sorry I need to do critical maintenance we're gonna shut off the power for three days and stop renting rooms".
- Teever 7y ago
  "Yeah with all the stress of this situation I must have forgotten to tell my employees who are working without pay to perform that costly work that you ordered me to with no discussion of renumeration."
  - Red_Leaves_Flyy 7y ago
    Among countless other possibilities. From trivial like rude graffiti in the halls to criminal like direct sabotage. There are documented cases of this whenever shtf and people are forced to keep working. It's the reason that liquidators bring in scabs to replace displaced staff during store closures at announcement.
thephyber 7y ago
Perhaps, but financial analysts predict that the hotel industry will go bankrupt by May without extraordinary intervention. The hotelier can choose not to comply, but that is likely to risk the government at all levels denying support he will imminently need.