GREENSBORO, N.C. -- The meeting between Greensboro City Council members and tenants of the Summit Avenue apartments made quite the impression at the beginning of the month.

• City condemned some apartment units for unsafe living conditions
• Some refugees will be homeless
• Tenants have until Sept. 14 to move out

Since then, the city condemned some of the apartment units for the unsafe living conditions the renters described. On Saturday, landlords, agency officials and renters met to help those displaced find a new home.

One of the apartment representatives present was Sherry Beeson. She says affordable housing needs to be available to all.

"Just because you can't afford $1,200 a month rent, does not mean you should live in a place that is not healthy, sanitary, not safe," Beeson said.

Juma Juma is one of the refugees who will soon be homeless. His apartment was condemned. Even though he is in a serious situation, he feels hopeful.

In the two years he's been in America, he's never had an option of where to live. Until now.

"Now I have, here you see that this is the houses given to me. So, this is my choice that I can look and just I can find a place that I can live," he said.

City Council District 2 Representative Goldie Wells was encouraged to see the turnout. She never wants another person to feel the way the refugees felt in their Summit Avenue homes.

"They felt they had no choice. So this gives them some choice and I think they're vetting these different landlords and I'm hoping they'll get the best choice." Wells said.

For the condemned units, the tenants have until Sept. 14 to move out. Officials are hoping more landlords will reach out before then.