Disabled Calgary man stranded in condo for days after elevator breaks

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.