Homeless to be evicted from hotel because WA Government won’t pay, owner says

A Perth hotel owner says he is being forced to kick out homeless guests — including young families and pregnant mothers — because the state government is refusing to pay for their accommodation.

Last month the government moved rough sleepers who had set up tents at Fremantle’s Pioneer Park into alternative accommodation, including hotels, after mounting public pressure.

Perth City Apartment Hotel owner Eddie Kamil said guests arrived in late January after authorities moved to dismantle the homeless camp.

Mr Kamil said he had been under the impression their accommodation would be paid for by the state government, since it had housed other homeless people there.

He said people staying in 11 rooms at the hotel had been staying there for…