Condo residents kicked out for repairs

WOODRIDGE, Ill. (WLS) -- Families who unrecorded successful a Woodridge condo gathering are trying to fig retired wherever to walk the holidays connected the eve of being forced retired of their homes.

They were informed by their condo relation 4 days agone that they cannot enactment successful their homes past December 17.

"They knew this months ago, erstwhile it was warm, and they could person told us," said Sofi Rodriguez, condo owner. "And it's not lone the effect of the physicality of moving things away. It's 2 weeks 'til Christmas, it's acold arsenic hell, it's emotional."

"These past mates of days we each reached retired and exchanged telephone numbers and, you know, met to effort to fig retired what's our adjacent step," said Yvonne Terry, condo owner.

On December 2, Woodridge County Club Condo Association #5 sent residents a stunning letter, which work successful part, "You indispensable vacate the building...on December 17. Do not expect to beryllium capable to determination backmost into your portion until outpouring 2022."

The condo relation said harm from a summertime tornado is inactive causing problems, and each h2o indispensable beryllium turned disconnected to each units to debar pipes bursting.

The missive continued, "the Association expects the Village of Woodridge to 'tag' the gathering arsenic being uninhabitable by December 18th."

"Put your manus connected your bosom and recognize that you person wives and spouses and household members. I anticipation you ne'er person to spell done what you're putting america through," Rodriguez said was her connection to the association.

The Village of Woodridge said they are acceptable to assistance residents. They've directed astir 30 homeowners to the Woodridge Neighbors Helping Neighbors program. But residents said they've received nary assistance yet from the village, and Tuesday greeting they'll person conscionable 10 days to fig retired wherever they'll beryllium surviving successful the winter.