ORLANDO, Fla. – The Florida Attorney General’s Office is investigating the former owner of an Orlando extended-stay hotel for alleged price gouging of hotel room rates during Hurricane Milton in 2024.
News 6 learned of the existence of the investigation on Thursday after we found a document filed in the Ninth Judicial Circuit.
The AG’s Office filed a petition, asking the court to compel Rore Orlando I Drive LLC to comply with its investigative subpoena served on Jan. 15, 2026.
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Last year, Rore Orlando came under scrutiny after Orlando code enforcement and firefighters discovered quality of life concerns at the company’s property on 5858 International Drive. The city of Orlando enforced an evacuation order at the Howard Johnson by Wyndham, forcing dozens of families to find housing elsewhere.
The property was condemned and the hotel remains closed.
The court filing by the AG’s Office claimed that after Gov. Ron DeSantis declared a State of Emergency on Oct. 5, 2024, the office received multiple complaints “alleging drastic and sudden price increases at Respondent’s hotel.”
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“Complainants reported rates doubling or more during Hurricane Milton (from $50-$70 per night to $120-$123 per night) and weekly rates jumping from $450 to $900,” the document stated.
Because of the increased rates, one person said guests were forced to sleep in cars, according to the court document.
The AG’s Office cited another complainant, who reported staff confirmed the changes were due to “management directives.”
The AG’s Office wrote in the filing that it served Rore with a subpoena on Jan. 15, 2026, but that as of March 5, Rore “has failed to produce the requested records, file a formal objection, move to quash the subpoena, or initiate any contact with the Attorney General whatsoever.”
According to the Orange County Property Appraiser’s website, Rore Orlando I Drive LLC sold the property that used to be the Howard Johnson by Wyndham to Ahrl 25 Core LLC. That sale took effect Dec. 30, 2025.