Hotel Enterprises v. Porter

McAllister, judge.

Complainant partnership operates the Cherokee Hotel in the capital city of Florida at Tallahassee. For at least 20 years in the past, prior to national price and rent control, the hotel has charged a special rate for certain rooms, during the biennial sessions of the state legislature. This special rate consisted of a flat charge for a room, regardless of how many persons used or occupied it. Thus, the hotel permitted one person to register for a room, although several persons might use, occupy, and sleep in it; and the person who registered could, in effect, sublet it to…