The Brief
- A December fire damaged a Milwaukee south side apartment building later deemed uninhabitable.
- Some tenants were briefly allowed to return, but property managers have now ordered all residents out.
- Tenants say they face a Feb. 28 deadline to leave and remove belongings amid limited communication.
MILWAUKEE – Tenants displaced by a Christmas Day fire at a Milwaukee south side apartment complex say they could soon lose hundreds of dollars as they race to move out under a looming deadline – with limited access to retrieve their belongings.
What we know:
The fire broke out Dec. 25 at an apartment building near 60th and Cold Spring, forcing residents to flee their homes and leaving the property uninhabitable. Dozens of families were displaced.
Leilani Majerus, 16, said her family woke that morning expecting to celebrate Christmas, only to rush out amid smoke and chaos.…