LANSING, Mich — Inside the Causeway Bay Hotel in Lansing, residents of the former Fallen Angels Encampment continue to live in temporary housing as conversations about encampments persist across Mid-Michigan.
- Residents of the former Fallen Angels Encampment remain housed at the Causeway Bay Hotel in Lansing, following a court-ordered relocation.
- Advocate Khadja Erickson of the Mid-Michigan Tenant Resource Center says stable housing has led to positive changes, with some residents now working at the hotel.
- Residents and advocates continue to express concern about long-term housing options once temporary accommodations end.
- Ingham County Commissioners are expected to vote in the coming weeks on whether to continue funding the hotel housing program
The Fallen Angels Encampment, once home to more than a dozen unhoused neighbors, was dismantled following a court battle between the City of Lansing and JAJ Properties. The settlement required residents to vacate the property and relocate to the Causeway Bay Hotel for what was initially planned as a six-week stay.
For many, that transition came with uncertainty.
“There probably still won’t be housing available by then, so we’re going to be right back out on the streets,” said Anthony, a former encampment resident, as the relocation first began…