Deandre Evans has lived at the OU Motel for over five years. Like many of the people who have lived there long-term, he has rented a room month-to-month.
“To some people, it’s their last place to come. Some people see it as like, you know, this is a crappy motel, blah, blah, blah. But some of us see it as home because we don’t have anywhere else to go,” he said. “And with us not having anywhere to go, we made this our home and now we have to figure out where we’re going to go from here. And that’s what a lot of us are worried about.”
On Jan. 1, OU Motel renters were informed they would have to leave by the end of the month. This follows a years-long saga of potential buyers making plans for the property before ultimately backing out…