Broken elevator leaves seniors stuck inside another complex managed by Houston headquartered company

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Two senior living complexes in different parts of town have tenants dealing with the same problem: no working elevator. People who use walkers or wheelchairs haven't been able to leave for months.

ByA broken elevator has left seniors stuck inside The Life at Brighton Estates, another complex managed by a Houston-based company.Since then, elected officials have gotten involved.

People who live at the senior living complex in north Harris County are fed up. They say the only elevator in building one hasn't worked since late August.Myrdis Newton is one of the stuck ones. She feels if the elevator had been working, he could have come home, where she says they both wanted him to be.

Their elevator hasn't worked since July. Houston City Council Member Joaquin Martinez visited the property and told ABC13 that two of the other elevators on the property are also out of compliance. It also caught the attention of Senator Carol Alvarado. Her office says they have been in touch with Asset Living, too, and that they told them the elevator would be fixed in three to four weeks.

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