Bridgeport resident Alonzo Gorham and his 84-year-old mother, Geraldine, say they are running out of money and options after losing their apartment in a fire on Dec. 6. They say Geraldine was using the stove at their home in the Pleasantview Apartments when a fire started. Alonzo tried to put it out by throwing a towel on it, but it spread to the wall, setting off the sprinkler system. "It was so much water," said Alonzo, "it was a little bit scary." "It was very scary," agreed Geraldine. The building's property manager says the amount of water flooded not just the Gorham's unit, but also the two units below it, which destroyed all three of them to the point where there is no timeline for repairs. Since then, the Gorhams have been living out a hotel room at the Extended Stay America in Shelton. "It's better than nothing," said Alonso, with Geraldine also saying it was not her favorite place. According to Alonzo, building management originally said there was another unit in the building that they could stay in while theirs was being fixed, but then changed its mind, telling them both that there was not another unit, and that even when repairs were done on theirs, they would not be allowed back in. "Why tell us a lie?" Said Alonzo. "They say it's in the lawyer's hands, I talked to him and he said you're going to have to find a new place." When asked about that, the property manager said as far as they knew, no official offers or arrangements were ever made with anyone. In the meantime, Alonzo says he is still waiting on the insurance process, and already paid his December rent. At the moment, the only money he has coming in, is from disability benefits for his anxiety. "I don't have much (money left," he said. "Maybe one more night, two more nights?" "I was thinking that somebody would have the mercy to put us up - not leave us out in the cold," Geraldine added. Although they do have other family members, they say none of them have any room to take the two of them in. When asked where they would go if they ran out of money and had to leave, Alonzo could only answer "that's a good question." Alonzo says he has been trying to get his December rent money back to buy himself more time, but that so far, lawyers from the building have been denying him. "Hopefully, we can find a new place quick. That's the only thing I can think of," he said. The property manager says anything involving money is being handled by insurance and their attorney. News 12 reached out to the lawyer, who said he could not comment.