MILWAUKEE — Residents displaced from two apartment buildings near 23rd and Michigan are scrambling to find housing weeks after city inspectors ordered the buildings closed over safety hazards. The Department of Neighborhood Services cited life-safety concerns when it evacuated the buildings on Sept. 23. The department said both buildings had tampered electrical systems and defective fire systems, and that fire doors were blocked. Barbara Brown was moving her belongings into a U-Haul on Oct. 6. She said building management had not provided an update and that her church had arranged a hotel stay for five days, leaving her unsure where she would go afterward. “I’m going to keep calling and trying to get in the shelter because I don’t have a place to stay anymore,” Brown said. Chelsea Benson, who lived in one of the buildings with her two daughters, said her family experienced a period of housing insecurity before moving into another property managed by Smart Asset Realty. She said the move brought new expenses, including a security deposit and October rent, and that she was still waiting for her former deposit to be returned. Smart Asset Realty said it had refunded residents’ previous security deposits and offered open houses at available units in other properties it manages. The company did not say whether it provided lodging or financial assistance to tenants forced to leave. Benson said she wanted the company to cover the new deposit and rent, expenses she said resulted from the evacuation. The buildings are owned by Sam Stair, according to city officials, and managed by Smart Asset Realty. The company said it was making repairs in accordance with city orders, but had no estimate for when the apartments would be safe to occupy again. The displacement has left residents facing immediate housing needs while repairs continue, with no public timeline for their return.