The city buildings department posted an order to fix the violations at 94 Franklin Avenue on Tuesday afternoon. But that comes way too little too late for the residents who were forced from their homes at the building nearly three years ago.

The problem started when the landlord began to build an illegal structure in the backyard that was meant to be a synagogue without permits, causing hazards for egress and other unsafe conditions.      

The building's rent-stabilized tenants and their advocates rallied in front of housing court in downtown Brooklyn on Tuesday, saying enough is enough.

When the buildings department became aware of the illegal construction in 2015, it issued an immediate vacate order for the families, leaving them without a home.

But they say there's been no accountability from the landlord, so they filed a lawsuit.

"The courts are not responsive," said Marty Needelman, the executive director of Brooklyn Legal Services Corporation A. "The law says that the case has to be heard in five days; it goes on for months. The landlord has to correct the conditions in 24 hours; never happens. The courts don't enforce the law, the mayor doesn't enforce the law."

The city's Department of Buildings and Housing Preservation and Development say they're working on a plan to get the building safe for residents.

Meantime, resident Najary Torres has been living in a homeless shelter with her family ever since the vacate order. She said shelter conditions are not good, but she's been living at the New Horizon shelter in Brownsville with her three daughters and husband. It operates as a temporary shelter and now, more than 900 days later, New Horizon is asking her to move out and find a permanent home.

"They don't have their own furniture; all of that has been damaged or destroyed in the construction and the disrepair that's followed it," said Alex Drimal, a lawyer for the tenants.

After being vacated, some belongings left at 94 Franklin Avenue are damaged, as seen in the video above. One of the tenants took cell phone video of his ransacked apartment.

Tenant advocates are calling on the city to tear down the new structure and make repairs to the residential building. They're also asking the courts to appoint an administrator to oversee the work.

Calls to the property owner for comment were not returned. The next court date is scheduled for Jan. 31.