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 saidafter 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 Housingan agency that finds accommodation for disabled Calgarians, said finding suitable housing for physically disabled people in Calgary is a major challenge.

[Theyre] 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.