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Council presses building inspectors after senior-housing elevators fail; BC vows increased inspections and fines
Summary
After multiple public commenters described months of elevator outages and unsecured doors at the Camper/Stafford Stevens senior buildings, the citybuilding department said inspectors are en route and pledged more frequent checks, larger fines and quarterly meetings with owners.
Residents from the Camper/Stafford Stevens apartment complex told the Detroit City Council on Feb. 3 that repeated elevator outages, unsecured stairwells and poor maintenance have endangered seniors and tenants.
"It's a senior citizen building and our manager has maybe where people can come into the stairwell, which used to be locked," Kenneth Smith said, asking for greater enforcement of owners' responsibilities at 1410 Washington Boulevard. Sharon Richardson, who said she lives on the 21st floor, described walking up 21 flights after an elevator failure and said "it's a serious problem, and it needs immediate attention." (Rosanna Perkins and…
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