The Civic Hotel owner has initiated legal action against the City of Seattle and King County, alleging contamination issues stemming from a homeless shelter lease agreement. Nariya, who inherited the hotel from her late father, leased the property to the city and county in 2020 for use as a shelter. However, she claims that after the lease was terminated in December 2024, the city and county failed to fulfill their contractual obligation to clean and restore the premises.

In her lawsuit, Nariya references a tragic incident from 2024, where a deceased infant was discovered in the hotel, with fentanyl and methamphetamine present in their system. The infant’s mother, a tenant at the hotel, has been charged with murder. Nariya argues that the city neglected its responsibility to manage reside

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