GREENSBORO, N.C. -- Pastor Michael Usey of College Park Baptist spent his Wednesday helping a family move out of the condemned apartments.
Pastor Usey says what they saw when they were moving a family out, wasn't pretty.
"Anything we thought might transport vermin we left. These apartments are just horrible its not the fault of the residents its not the kind of squalor they're living in just the condition of the apartments."
The Center for New North Carolinians says there are at least five families who do not have an apartment lined up for the deadline. They will have emergency church shelters available for those families.
A viewer also emailed WFMY News 2 in saying volunteers helping the refugee families move out were "brushing cockroaches off kids mattresses to move the beds."
City of Greensboro officials say the move-out date for families living at the Summit Avenue Apartments had to be extended because of Hurricane Florence.
The new move-out date is Friday, September 21. Before the extension, families had to be out by September 14.
The city says the move-out extension is to ensure the safety of the families living in the apartments as well as the inspectors.
Five children died in a fire at the apartments back in May. Investigators said the fire was accidental due to unattended cooking.
The city is condemning the apartments after inspectors found multiple violations including non-working smoke detectors.
"I don't think every family will be able to get out by the deadline and that is going to be a problem. There's about five families that still need a place to live," Pastor Usey says.
The pastor will be helping with several volunteers for the next several days to get the refugees out of there. The pastor says several other churches are also helping out.