CHINATOWN (PIX11) – This man said he’s lived at the Sun Bright hotel in Chinatown for more than a decade, paying about $300 dollars a month — but living in filth.

He didn’t want to give his name, but he did want to talk about how he’s living.

When asked if he ever complains about the hotel’s filthy conditions, he responded, “People always complain about the hotel. They check it out…then they don’t be bothered.”

We tried to get answers ourselves about claims of filth and cramped quarters, but we were promptly kicked out.

The conditions were first detailed in a New York Post report.

Now, mayoral candidate Bill Thompson is calling for the city do something about this hotel.

“The conditions harken back to the Middle Ages, bed bugs and roaches run rampant. Rooms are seven feet by four and a half feet,” he said.

Thompson tried to get inside, too.

Our camera followed him up to the third floor where only men are allowed.

The Department of Buildings said a total of 365 cubicles are permitted in the building.

One man PIX11 talked with came from China recently and has been staying at the Sun Bright for almost ten days.

“Smell bad and look dirty,” he said,

“Where I come from in Puerto Rico, we house chickens better than they have these people living,” said Israel Miranda, local 2507 Union President.

After a walk through, Thompson was visibly disgusted.

“Those are cubicles with chicken wire over the top of them, it’s disgraceful,” Thompson said.

The Buildings Department said that the Sun Bright Hotel currently has no open complaints, but they are now investigating.