This relocation, however, comes amidst a contractual dispute between the city and the hotel owner, leaving dozens of single adults without housing options.As some families packed their belongings and loaded into transport vans, heading to new housing, Jonathon, a Congolese asylum seeker, was wondering where he'd be staying tonight. He's 23-years-old and single.
Min has worked with the City of Seattle twice at this point, helping families get out of the elements and into proper shelter. The latest instance was when he accepted the families into the hotel after they had been camping out at Powell Barnett Park for a week. He says he's the only hotel owner who would work with the refugee families without requiring a down payment up front. "I thought I was doing the city a favor," Min said.