Man turns public restroom into a temporary lodging

2026-10-19

A man has turned a public restroom into a free hotel, with all the amenities. Locals in Taichung noticed that the a man had moved into the accessible restroom at Wenxin Forest Park. He brought a mosquito racket, a charger, and personal belongings, and resided there for over a month, treating it like his home. The local neighborhood chief notified the police after fruitless attempts, after which the man was evicted.

- Hurry up
- I am not homeless

Police in Taichung received a complaint about an accessible restroom in a park and discovered a man had turned a public toilet into his home.

- I don’t come every day, it’s been colder recently.

Only after being urged by the police did the man begin to pack his belongings and leave, with a mosquito racket, slippers, charger, and several bags, it really seemed as though he had moved into the restroom and settled.

Voice of local
Attempted to enter toilet
The toilet was unlocked, I went and knocked on the door, and checked if it would open. When it opened, a man very aggressively said, “I am sleeping, what do you want?”

The man was seen at Taichung’s Wenxin Forest Park’s disabled restroom. Inside the restroom, there is an exhaust fan, power outlets, a crib, and free wifi, all crucial amenities.

Wu Pi-hsun
Tienhsinli Borough Warden
When he saw the police he probably got a shock, because only the police have public authority. When the neighborhood chief knocked on the door, he ignored it and any other advice you give him, making the community uneasy.

Wenxin Forest Park used to have security, but since July this year, they were removed, giving this man an opportunity to move in to the restroom. The Taichung City Social Affairs Bureau received the complaint and went to investigate but did not find the man. After an investigation, they found the man is not registered as a homeless person. The Bureau will continue to visit and care for him, and relevant departments will also increase the frequency of patrols to prevent squatters from using toilets.

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無障礙廁所當旅館"check in’" 男霸占公廁1個月遭驅離

2026-10-19

台中文心森林公園的無障礙廁所，竟然被當成"免費旅館"，有民眾發現一名男子，帶著電蚊拍、充電器和隨身家當入住，把公廁當自己家，在裡頭住了一個多月，里長獲報連絡警方一同前往，才成功將男子驅離。

- 你快一點
- 我不是街友

員警接獲通報，前往公園無障礙廁所，因為有男子，把公廁當自己家。

- 我沒有每天來啦，最近比較冷

在員警催促下，男子才開始收拾他的隨身家當離開，有電蚊拍、拖鞋、充電器，還有好幾個包包，真的把公廁，當成免費旅館。

[[聲源:發現民眾]]
“廁所沒鎖，我就去(敲門)叩叩叩，看能不能打開，打開後，(男子)很兇，說我在睡覺，你在幹嘛啊”

男子被發現的地點，在台中文心森林公園的無障礙廁所，裡頭有插座、抽風扇，還有嬰兒床跟免費wifi，沒想到因此被男子鎖定，免費check in入住。

[[南屯區田心里里長吳碧珣]]
“他(男子)看到警察應該有點驚訝，因為警察才有公權力，像我們里長去敲門，你規勸他什麼，他也不會理你，造成大家的不安”

文心森林公園，原本有設置保全，不過在今年七月撤離，也因此讓男子有有機可乘，台中市社會局接獲通報前往訪查，沒有發現男子蹤影，經過調查，男子並非列冊街友，後續將持續查訪關懷，相關單位也將提高巡查頻率，免得無障礙廁所，又成為免費旅館，衍伸亂象。

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