Roswell issues emergency vacate order for Old Dogwood Road hotel after inspections and trafficking arrests

Roswell Mayor Wilson and city officials announced an emergency order to vacate the Economy Hotel on Old Dogwood Road at a news briefing after inspections found extensive life‑safety violations and recent arrests connected to human trafficking.

The order affects residents who had been using the hotel for temporary housing; city officials said they are coordinating with community partners and emergency management to provide relocation assistance and other supports while the city completes its response.

"These are not minor infractions," Mayor Wilson said, describing the findings as "serious threats to human" safety and saying the decision "was not made lightly." He said the city attorney, the fire chief and the chief building official determined that "continued occupancy of this facility is simply not safe."

City Administrator Randy Knighton said the vacate order follows a multi‑year, targeted campaign against human…