‘Disastrous situation’: Elderly residents trapped by broken elevators in condos

Somewhere in Palm Beach County, an elderly or disabled individual is struggling on the stairs, breathing heavily after knee surgery, their elevator broken and not always repaired quickly.

I caught up with 87-year-old Jacob Sternberg, who took a spill on the stairs at Deauville Building E in Delray Beach in June when its elevator was out of service.

“I fell twice. One of the falls was half a floor. And I was in the hospital,” Sternberg said…

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