Talk:Single room occupancy
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[edit] Correct Usage
I'm not sure that this reflects correct useage of the term SRO. In Chicago and other parts of the country, SRO is a newish term used only for SRO hotels--as the writer below notes a "flophouse." 2 core concepts are "hotel" it is possible to rent nightly and cheap enough that poor people can rent on a monthly basis.
A rooming house is probably a better term for the typical single family conversion--where tenants share a bathroom, but rent on a monthly basis. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 66.99.0.101 (talk) 01:13, 2 November 2007 (UTC)
[edit] Various dwellings in NYC
In NYC, the "cage hotel" would be called a "flophouse."
At the classier end of the SRO is the "residential hotel" with larger rooms, some with private bath.
Residential hotels were generally built as tourist or residential hotels, whereas most SROs were carved out of something else such as a private dwelling, apartment house . . . or hotel.
The show Hot L Baltimore takes place in a residential hotel.
[edit] Affordable Housing As Opposed to Single Room Occupancy
Many newer SRO buildings in New York City in particular are actually quite comfortable more like small studio apartments/bachelor apartments than the traditional slum/flophouse/cage hotel the newer buildings typically inlude a bathroom and kitchenette for each resident in the room
[edit] NPOV/Inflammatory statement?
Surely I'm not the only person who thinks the statement, "Typically, the residents in SROs are men who are impoverished, debilitated, mentally ill, addicted to drugs, and/or dying," is a little less than NPOV? ChrisStansfield Contribs 15:08, 7 September 2007 (UTC)
- Well most of the article is unreferenced, so feel free to change it. I'm sure there are plenty of urban studies sources out there about SROs and low income housing. Wl219 07:32, 10 September 2007 (UTC)
This statement is like saying that the typical residents of Beverly Hills are blonde bimbos with small dogs, big hair, and cocaine and plastic surgery habits.
I work as a land use planner in a small community with an affordable housing problem that we are hoping SROs can help alleviate--many workers in construction and seasonal positions come to our town alone, and need a place to stay that is suited to their needs as a single worker without family or friends in town. These individuals often end up either sharing a larger rental unit with a co-worker in order to meet their housing needs, but would prefer their own space, such as in an SRO. In my experience, impoverished men (and women) stay at emergency/homeless shelters or live on the street; the debilitated and mentally ill have special programs and housing to meet their needs (or are unable to make enough money to pay rent at all, and end up impoverished and homeless); drug addicts rarely have the presence of mind to secure housing that is appropriate for their addictions--usually they lose housing they can't stay in, as opposed to choosing housing that is appropriate (and as the moniker "crack house" suggests, drug addicts often flock together instead of finding their own private place to indulge their habits). And one could argue that residents of senior housing and hospitals are dying too, but in the context of this statement, it sounds like dying people are bad neighbors and to be avoided.
All of that said, probably the only safe way to describe residents of SROs is to say that they are "people who desire or need to live alone."Telejuneau (talk) 20:37, 26 November 2008 (UTC)
[edit] Single Room Occupancy vs Single Resident Occupancy
ive lived in this kind of place for a while and have heard both terms used. i think single resident occupancy at least deserves a mention, perhaps redirecting here. im not sure though and will leave it to more experienced eds to figure this one out if any of them want to. Badmachine (talk) 20:19, 24 March 2008 (UTC)
[edit] We have a extra room
Is there anyone that needs a place where we can help us as much we can help them at the same time. We have plenty of room for anyone that needs any thing we can help with it. If you like to contact us deliciamontag@yahoo.com or call 813 857 6179. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 174.148.124.210 (talk) 15:22, 4 March 2009 (UTC)
