Demolition is to begin immediately on the campus homes of former employees of Tsinghua University in Beijing.

Bulldozers are due to move on the homes of two of the 13 residents and their families, who have been fighting for more compensation, on Wednesday.

"We will not accept it and ask for help from the municipal government. It's unfair," said Wan Xiaohui from one of the families who were asked to move out of their dormitory buildings in July.

A court ruled on Tuesday that developers could begin demolition before compensation to the residents was settled.

Negotiations began on Monday between the university and the residents about the amount of compensation they will receive.

The university sold 36,000 square meters of land on its Guanghua Road campus, near the China Central Television Tower, to Beijing CBD Development and Construction in July for 2.4 billion yuan ($381 million) and the developer promised to construct an office building for the university.

Thirteen residents on the property, mostly former university canteen and maintenance staff, and their families have refused to move out, claiming that the compensation offered is too low for them to buy new apartments.

A sofa belonging to former Tsinghua University employees is abandoned near their homes beside the CCTV Tower on Thursday. Thirteen households refuse to vacate the property set for demolition. Wang Yuanzheng / for China Daily