Two more rooming houses in Moncton will be shut down in the days ahead, leaving a number of people with nowhere to go.

Earlier this week, property managers were given a two-week notice for more than a dozen tenants to find a new place to live.

“It's very hard to try to find places, especially when everything is so high,” said Tammy Croft. “It's a lot of money to pay for things and not a lot of people want to go to shelters, especially when they've had their homes for so long.”

Some of the tenants have been in the building for more than a decade and rely on social assistance to get by. Many will have to turn to local non-profits and shelters to find a new home.

“The one thing we're going to struggle with as an organization is getting damage deposits for all of these people,” said Jason Surette of Big Heart Small City. “If you think of 15 people and they all need a $400 damage deposit, it adds up to a lot of money.”

Property managers who live in the building hope to start making repairs on Monday, but it's unlikely they'll be able to tackle a large to-do list before time runs out.

“It would cost in the tens of thousands of dollars to fix some of the buildings,” said fire prevention officer Charles LeBlanc.

Looming winter weather brings a new set of issues to the table, such as snow loads on inadequate roofs and stairwells, and improper sources of heat within buildings.

“I can't get into the exact details of what the issues are, but these issues have been raised in the past with these same properties and nothing has been done to bring them up to an acceptable standard,” said LeBlanc.

A crackdown on similar buildings in downtown Moncton has led to many closures and even some demolitions this year.

The city task force tackling the rooming house issue says they know many older buildings won't ever fully meet modern codes, but they do have to be brought up to an acceptable standard of safety.

It's a request that’s getting results.

“We can definitely see an effort on their part to bring their buildings up as they just don't know when we may receive a complaint and be knocking on their door,” said LeBlanc.

While the building itself won't face the wrecking ball yet, authorities and residents want to see progress.

With files from CTV Atlantic’s Cami Kepke.