NORTH MIAMI, FLA. (WSVN) – Thursday is deadline day for residents at a North Miami condo complex after their units were deemed unsafe to live in.

Residents at the Sans Souci Estates Apartments, located at 11930 NE 19th Drive, have been forced out on short notice, but many have nowhere else to go and say they haven’t received answers as to why.

7News received calls from frantic tenants after they received city notices on Monday that they had to get out.

“That’s the only thing I know. I got a red paper on my door, and I had to move,” said resident Yolanda.

“It’s a nightmare, it’s a person’s worst nightmare because we are technically homeless as of tonight,” said resident Patricia Hormizda.

City Hall has not given an exact reason as to why the building was deemed unsafe at this time, but a formal letter cited “structural deterioration.” Now, many of the residents are packing up to leave.

Those residents say they feel abandoned and forgotten by local officials.

“They don’t care about us. It’s much more than just being forgotten. It’s as if we never existed,” said resident April. “This was unexpected. We knew the building had some problems, but not this bad.”

“They don’t give you enough time to move, just a few days; it is not fair,” said Yolanda. “I called my friend — I gave her my food, that goes in my freezer — she’ll help me a few days to sleep, and other people that I know, I work for them, they offer me to stay with them, but I can’t live by charity when I have my own place, my own bed.”

That is the tough reality for these residents, as many will still be responsible for paying rent and their mortgages, even though they’re unable to live at the complex again.

“Yeah, so now I have to see what’s going on. It’s unfair,” said Yolanda. “I can’t afford two places. Impossible.”

Those who live there say problems were already apparent in 2022.

“The problem started with an apartment on the first floor that is completely gutted,” said Hormizda. “I think the board of this homeowner’s association, all the members, should be ousted.”

Residents say they’ve reached out to the city multiple times for days on end but have received no response.

“We’ve all tried to reach out to the Sans Souci condominiums, to the City of North Miami. Nobody is returning our phone calls,” said April.

April says that, on top of the city’s lack of response, residents aren’t getting any support for their hasty move.

“‘Do you guys need help with moving? With food? Transitioning to someplace else?’ Nobody has called, came by. Nobody has said anything,” she said. “All we can do is just pack up and hope and pray that somebody sees this and says, ‘Hey, we’re willing to help!’”

After requesting comment since Tuesday, North Miami Assistant City Manager Katia M. Philippeaux shared a statement on Thursday with 7News that reads in part:

“The apartment…was delinquent filing their 40/60 years recertification and following numerous tenant complaints and inspections…(They) observed unusual sagging…cracks…It was ultimately deemed that 10 units in the structure were unsafe and ordered all tenants of those 10 units to vacate the premises, effective March 9, for their safety.”

The statement adds that the city is offering help to residents in need.

However, displaced residents tell 7News the whole ordeal is upsetting and unfair.

“It’s very upsetting. I would just like people to send us prayers,” said Hormizda.

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