LOS ANGELES – The United States Attorney’s Office announced March 29, that it has signed agreements with 27 hotels across Southern California to resolve investigations pursuant to the Americans with Disabilities Act or ADA.

       The agreements were finalized over a one-year period that began last April and concluded March 29, with the 27th agreement. After federal investigations into the hotels revealed non-compliance with various provisions of the ADA pertaining to “public accommodations,” the hotels agreed to remedy the violations, with some agreeing to stop the illegal practice of charging more for accessible rooms – a “disability tax” of up to $25 when compared to similar non-accessible rooms.

Various hotels also agreed to relief that includes adding additional accessible rooms and communication features for persons with disabilities, ensuring that booking websites provide sufficient information about accessible features, and the payment of civil penalties.

The hotels that have entered into settlement agreements with the United States Attorney’s Office are:

The Knights Inn Los Angeles Central/Convention Center;

The Mayfair Inn in Ontario (formerly called the Knights Inn Ontario);

The Red Roof Inns in San Dimas-Fairplex and Santa Ana;

Rodeway Inn & Suites in Beaumont, Canyon Lake (Riverside County), Corona, and Harbor City;

Rodeway Inns, one near Venice Beach and a second in Encino;

The Santa Fe Inn (formerly Rodeway Inn Near LA Live); and

Super 8 hotels located in Cypress, Hollywood, Inglewood, North Hollywood, Redlands, and Torrance.

Ten entities have signed letters of resolution and agreed to come into compliance with the ADA. They are:

Rodeway Inn & Suites in Hollywood and Lynwood;

Two Rodeway Inn locations, one near Maingate Knott’s and one known as Regalodge (in Glendale);

Vantage Point Inn (formerly known as Knights Inn Woodland Hills);

Super 8 locations near LAX, and in Pasadena, Santa Clarita, and San Luis Obispo; and

Red Lion Hotels Corporation.

Details: For more information on the ADA, or to file a complaint, please call the ADA Information Line at 800-514-0301 or 800-514-0383 (TDD), or visit the ADA website at http://www.ada.gov.