Residents at an apartment complex in Lynn say they have been without air conditioning for the month of June. One resident reached out to the Mayor’s office and to WBZ-TV for help as a heat wave blasts Massachusetts, sending temperatures into the triple digits.
Elderly left without air conditioning
“At my age, I can’t make no promises because I don’t know if I’ll be awake tomorrow,” said Josue Gonzalez, who is a resident of the Leisure Towers apartment complex in Lynn.
The management company for Leisure Towers, Housing Management Resources, said that it caters to the elderly and people with disabilities. Gonzalez said some of his neighbors are in their 90s and are without air conditioning.
“This winter, we went five days without heat because the boiler broke. There is no one doing preventative maintenance,” Gonzalez said…