GREENSBORO, N.C. – Greensboro’s Code Compliance office spent several days this week checking the living conditions of several units at a housing complex on Summit Avenue.

• Several tenants petitioned the city saying their home aren't up to code
• Inspectors found at least five violations in each unit
• RELATED: Five children dead after Greensboro apartment fire

A group of residents petitioned the city, saying they don't believe their homes are up to code. Inspectors found that the tenants, mostly immigrants and refugees, were correct. There were at least five violations in every unit, making well over a hundred.

"I'm taking a way from this is that we need to work closely with our area agencies and our communities, refugee and immigrant communities especially, where English is a second language,” says Elizabeth Benton, code compliance division manager. “And do a lot more education and help them better understand what their rights are as tenants."

The city notified the owners of the complex of a hearing where they'll have to explain how they'll bring the place up to code. Then they'll have 30 days to do so or the complex will close.

Weeks ago, five children died after a fire broke out at one of the apartments. According to the Greensboro Fire Department, there were no working smoking detectors in the home. The fire marshal calls it the largest fire fatality in the city since 2002.