A noisy night at the Quality Inn ended with multiple guests shown the door after sheriff’s deputies were called to handle an escalating disturbance.
Around 10:30 p.m., Scioto County Sheriff’s Deputies responded to reports of several people causing problems and disturbing other guests. When officers arrived, they found six individuals, each staying in separate rooms.
Hotel management requested that all six be removed. Deputies advised the group to gather their belongings and vacate the property. Everyone left at that time.
But just 15 minutes later, a frustrated hotel clerk called deputies again, reporting that some of the same individuals had returned to a room and were refusing to leave — then hung up on her mid-call.
Deputies reminded hotel staff that management has the right to evict unruly guests and advised them to document the incident by filing a police report if the individuals refused to leave after being ordered out.
Hotel Rights 101
Incidents like this raise questions about what rights hotels — and their guests — actually have:
- Hotels can evict guests who are disturbing others, damaging property, or violating rules. Once management tells a guest to leave, refusing to do so can lead to a trespassing charge.
- Guests lose their right to stay if they break hotel policies. Staying past check-out, causing disturbances, or refusing to leave when asked makes them trespassers, not paying customers.
- Police don’t decide who stays or goes — that’s up to hotel management. Officers step in to keep the peace and enforce trespass laws if necessary.
In this case, deputies ensured the situation didn’t spiral further — but the responsibility ultimately rested with hotel management to enforce the eviction and file a complaint if the guests refused to comply.
