ORLANDO, Fla. -- A group of angry protesters demonstrated outside the Orange County administrative building in downtown Orlando on Tuesday afternoon. They said dozens of low-income families were about to lose their homes and have no where else to go.

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Fifty-nine families living at the Hawthorne Village Apartments in Apopka said their rights were being violated, their voices ignored.

"We came down here to see what we can do, cause it's really not right," said Hawthorne Village resident Yolanda Shepherd.

Shepherd and her neighbors received letters back in May informing them they had 60 days to find a new place to live. The units have been in such deplorable condition for so long, they must be demolished. And, even though Commissioner Bob Sindler negotiated a 30 day extension, the people he was elected to represent said they desperately need help.

"I'm a stay at home mom. So I don't know. I can't just get up and go. It take money to move," Shepherd said.

Led by the Florida Civil Rights Association, protesters were not only demanding subsidized housing in Apopka, but also financial assistance to help pay for the unexpected move.

"We're trying to research that to be sure, but there may be a very good case, yes. They have to get transitional assistance. Then it becomes a point of, okay, who pays that?" Sindler said.

For now, it's looking like displaced residents may have to foot the bill themselves.

"I don't know where I'm gonna get the money. I don't know what I'm gonna do. I don't know," Shepherd said.

Hawthorne Village is owned by a non-profit group called Hawthorne Village of Apopka. It said it wants to replace the current buildings with new affordable housing.