MACON, Ga. — Almost two weeks ago, rain flooded rooms at the Economy Hotel on Pio Nono Avenue, forcing hundreds of evacuations.
Now, residents are seeking the refunds they say they were promised, but still haven't received.
Kimberly Sonn says that's the case for a friend of hers who lost his home to a fire and had the rest of his belongings destroyed in the flooding.
"I feel terrible for him for that because now he's got nothing. Pictures, everything's gone, and they went through the room and cleaned it out before telling him now everything he's had was thrown away," she said.
He and many others are waiting on a refund, but Sonn says after showing up to receive the money, the hotel told them they'd have to wait even longer.
"The people that were talking to me outside yesterday were told that it should be Wednesday or Thursday next week. Well, that's two weeks now that they've paid you at the beginning of the month with all the money that they had, and they're still waiting on their money," she said.
She says the bottom line is these people need their money returned.
"You need to compensate these people for what they've lost because you're going to be compensated for your whole loss, and I just want their voices heard," Sonn said.
13WMAZ, like many of the hotel's residents, reached out to management for answers.
If you're part of those displaced and in need of assistance, contact the American Red Cross.
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