. >> reporter: barbara scott wonders how many inches her home will move today. >> it is the most nerve wracking way to live. >> reporter: she and the other homeowners want the city to take responsibility. homeowners discovered records that report slides that's when san pablo sold two lots but the city says that doesn't mean they're liable. >> the homeowners are in a tough situation. >> reporter: the city has also turned down energy reserves to help. >> how do we explain that to the san pablo taxpayer. the other 30,000 folks that we're going to spend this amount of money, millions of the dollars to repair these folks backyard. >> reporter: barbara scott's deck has been red tagged, she says she feels like she's living in a house of sticks. if you look over her deck you can see why. we spoke to the homeowners attorney who says the city offered a temporary fix but then changed its mind. >> the city said to the homeowners, the only way we will do these repairs, we've been told need to be done will be if you agree never to sue us. >> reporter: federal aid has been denied and requests from th

. >> reporter: barbara scott wonders how many inches her home will move today. >> it is the most nervee. >> reporter: she and the other homeowners want the city to take responsibility. homeowners discovered records that report slides that's when san pablo sold two lots but the city says that doesn't mean they're liable. >> the homeowners are in a tough situation. >> reporter: the city has also turned down energy reserves to help. >> how do we explain that to the san pablo taxpayer. the other 30,000 folks that we're going to spend this amount of money, millions of the dollars to repair these folks backyard. >> reporter: barbara scott's deck has been red tagged, she says she feels like she's living in a house of sticks. if you look over her deck you can see why. we spoke to the homeowners attorney who says the city offered a temporary fix but then changed its mind. >> the city said to the homeowners, the these repairs, been told need to be done will be if you agree never to sue us. >> reporter: federal aid has been denied and requests from the state are still pending. scott and others wi

. >> reporter: barbara scott has moved in this home for 40 years now she's in limbo. her panoramic view scared by a landslide this march. >> it is the most nervewracking way to live. >> reporter: scott and five other homeowners want the city to take control. homeowners have found documents of the lot. the city says it isn't liability. >> the homeowners are in a tough situation. >> reporter: city leaders have also turned down homeowners plea to use emergency reserves to help. >> how do we justify to the san pablo taxpayer the other 30,000 folks that are going to spend this amount of money you know millions of the dollars to repair these folks backyards. >> reporter: we spoke to the city attorney who says the city did offer a band aid fix but changed its mind. >> the city said to the homeowners, the only way we'll do these repairs will be if you agree never to sue us. >> reporter: now fema has denied federal emergency funding. and the state is ready to see if they can help. meanwhile they are hiring a soils expert to test the soil here. >>> another northern california w