More than 10 people camped in this secluded spot for over a year. It’s unclear whether the strip of land is owned privately or by the city.

People were encamped at the hotel, which was not an official shelter. Arlington County has condemned the building, saying it is unsafe for habitation.

D.C. officials moved the planned encampment clearing up by two months, citing health and safety concerns, but critics said the rushed closure would leave some residents with few options of where to go.

The National Park Service plans to clear a homeless encampment in McPherson Square on Feb. 15, two months ahead of the original date.

D.C. residents and government officials are at odds on how to respond to the increased violence homeless residents say they’re facing.

NPS says it will close the encampments to “address threats to public health and safety,” but is asking D.C. to help find housing for residents there first.

The bill would have prevented encampment clearings until April 1.

The clearing of the encampments on M and L streets NE is part of a new D.C. pilot program to offer residents housing before moving out tents and prohibiting anyone else from pitching them.

Advocates worry that permits for steateries could be used as a pretext to clear encampments.

The Bowser administration cleared an encampment underneath the Whitehurst Freeway on Monday; it has already returned.