Residents were notified Wednesday morning that they have 48 hours to vacate the building. The Newport News Department of Human Services is providing shelter referrals and resources to displaced residents.
Residents of a 15-story apartment in Newport News have been given 48 hours to vacate the building after the Newport News Code of Compliance deemed the building "unsafe."
Some tenants at Patrick Henry Mobile Home Park are fighting back. They retained a lawyer after the Newport News Airport, which owns the land, decided to close the park in November. Now 80 families are being forced out for what they say is little compensation.