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Judge: “plugging in a microwave” doesn’t turn room into a flat

Rob Beschizza
Dec 31, 2025
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St george hotel

A judge in England ruled this week that the presence of a microwave does not turn a single room into an apartment. The St. George Hotel in Great Yarmouth said its rooms were flats after housing officers found that 32 of its 62 rooms were being used to house homeless people. In rooms, stricter housing and safety standards apply, which the …

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