Disabled Calgary man stranded in condo for days after elevator breaks
CBC News | Posted: December 16, 2014 2:41 PM | Last Updated: December 17, 2014
Oliver Costa, who uses a wheelchair, hasn't been able to leave his Bridgeland home
A Calgary man with cerebral palsy says he has been trapped in his second floor condo for more than a week because the elevator is out of service.
Oliver Costa, who is in a wheelchair, hasn't been out since the elevator in his Bridgeland building stopped working a week ago.
“I'm stuck. I can't get nowhere,” he said.
The property manager, Connelly and Company, told Costa the repairs are delayed because of a shortage of parts.
Costa said after he spoke out his landlord suggested it might be time for him to find a different place to live.
"Three years and never missed a month's rent, this is the way I'm treated. I'm very, very disappointed," he said.
"Seven days is too long."
Jeff Dyer, executive director of Accessible Housing — an agency that finds accommodation for disabled Calgarians, said finding suitable housing for physically disabled people in Calgary is a major challenge.
“[They’re] not in a suitable location and they've got no way of maintaining their independent living anymore, so unfortunately there's a lot of people like this individual,” he said.
Costa has been told the elevator should be fixed on Tuesday.