Johnson said Aeon has held five meetings with tenants since October and worked to reach a deal that maintains residents' housing.
But tenants are concerned.
“They are the ones who are going to have to live with it,” said Nelima Sitati Munene, executive director of African Career Education and Resource Inc. in Brooklyn Park, which is advocating for tenants.
“Every decision is about money, but we’re talking about people’s lives that could be upended. That is really what’s at issue here.”